Posted by jay on December 11, 2005, at 11:45:56
In reply to Re: What! » linkadge, posted by Larry Hoover on December 11, 2005, at 10:14:54
FWIW...I would go as far to say that there may be a *good* chance SSRI's cause suicidal ideation in beginners of the med. But, it is definitely something that does not last! There are also some easy, simple remedies. I've been on and off both Prozac and Effexor for many years (plus all other SSRI's) , and only had problems with really bad anxiety when started. In fact, that anxiety is what led to 'suicidal ideation', et al. Very simply, stepping up a benzo dose and/or adding an antipsychotic has been shown to pretty much eliminate this problem. Once the person is adjusted to the SSRI/SNRI dose, they may be able to lower or even come off the other meds.
Quite simply, it's just taking a precaution by adding a counter-balancing med. The atypical antipsychotics have been shown to have anti-suicidal properties on their own.(I think clozapine is the 'gold standard'...but it translates to other atypicals as well.) Just look it up on Medline.
Just IMHO...
Jay
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