Posted by Tomatheus on September 16, 2015, at 21:59:48
In reply to Re: Young people on SSRI's commit more crimes?, posted by Hello321 on September 16, 2015, at 20:36:18
> The possible effect of an antidepressant causing lack of concern for ones wellbeing im referring to has been warned about by every governing agency. It is written about clearly on every medication guide handed out to the patient. Im referring to the possibility of the prescription that has been prescribed by a well-meaning prescriber causing the taker to feel a strong/stronger desire to end their life. I consider this a very extreme lack of concern for ones wellbeing. No, these meds dont have this effect on the majority that take them. But it does happen and those who have a strong enough suicidal urge induced by the treatment simply arent here to post about it.
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> Its awesome when something like Celexa works as intended it increases the takers wellbeing, as some of you experienced. But what happens when someone experiences a worsening of their depression because of a medication like Celexa? What if their hopelessness, irritability and impulsiveness become worse because of the effect the med is having on their brain function? Sometimes these symptoms can get so bad that the one taking the med that feels the world is against them and that there is no way out. Am i wrong? And what can feeling like this lead to?Thank you for your explanation, Hello321. Yes, there are indeed warnings stating that antidepressant medications "may increase suicidal thoughts or actions in children, teenagers, and young adults within the first few months of treatment." And I most certainly agree with you that having suicidal thoughts and especially engaging in suicidal actions represent some of the most extreme forms of showing a lack of concern for one's well-being. The warnings about antidepressants and suicidal thoughts and actions also point out that depression and other serious mental illnesses can also cause suicidal thinking and/or behaviors, which does of course raise the question as to whether suicidal actions taken while taking antidepressant medications should be attributed to the medications or to the illness that the medications were prescribed to treat. I think that you'd probably agree with me that the answers to the question that was just raised aren't clear-cut. Antidepressant medications in many cases likely reduce suicidal thoughts and actions (and other instances of reduced concern for one's well-being) by treating the illness that gives rise to such thoughts and actions, but there might also be cases where the medications increase the likelihood that some patients will have suicidal thoughts or engage in suicidal actions. I think that concerns about both the consequences of leaving a depressive disorder untreated and about the consequences of doctors prescribing the wrong medication to the wrong patient are valid, and I think that more needs to be done to address both sets of concerns.
Tomatheus
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