Posted by stjames on December 2, 2000, at 3:08:09
In reply to Couple of interesting papers, posted by Cam W. on December 1, 2000, at 20:22:57
Deliberate Self-Harm and Antidepressant Drugs : Investigation of a Possible Link (S.Donovan, et al) p. 551-556.
james here....
In and of itself all this proves is that in the Southern Derbyshire Region
SSRI's then to increase deliberate self-harm (DSH), while TCA's don't nearly as
much. However, overdosing on TCA's, also a DSH, is a significant issue. You can't get
to LD-50 on SSRI's (resonably) but you can on TCA's.It seems everybody goes thru some jitters at first on SSRI's. In some it is more pronounced, I wanted to jump out
of my skin on I forget which SSRI. Consider someone
who was already pushed to the edge; I can see how this might push them right over
the top. I think doc's and patients should talk about this, there is no reason to
suffer thru, with a stiff upper lip.James
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