Posted by Willful on May 16, 2013, at 0:01:44
In reply to Lou's Little Shoppe, posted by Lou Pilder on May 15, 2013, at 11:31:41
From what I've read recently, while anti-depressants can increase suicidal thinking in some adolescents during the early phases of treatment, in general the suicide rate from anti-depressants is primarily from the older tricylic anti-depressants, whereas where use of SSRIs and other newer ADs is prevalent, the suicide rate has decreased.
I wish I had saved the study that generated this data; it used a state by state (and I think county by county) analysis of suicides by those taking ADs. I read it recently while thinking about responses to some of Lou's claims about extraordinary numbers of deaths from psychiatric medications- numbers which seem to be greatly inflated.
The one area in which one could legitimately question the contribution of psychiatric drugs to premature death and serious health issues is that of second generation anti-psychotics, which are associated with obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and coronary disease-- all of which seem to lead to a earlier mortality for those who use significant ongoing doses.
I haven't gotten the impression that this is what Lou is concerned about-- but it seems a very real concern that one might want to consider in choosing drugs and dosages.
Willful
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