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Antidepressants May Cause Suicide
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY replied on Mon Nov 17, 2003 @ 6:24pm |
 Coolness: 91730 | Doctors continue antidepressant prescriptions despite warning 15-11-2003 05:22 (#1404964)
HALIFAX - Last summer's warnings of the dangerous side effects of certain antidepressants on teenagers haven't stopped Canadian doctors from prescribing them. INDEPTH: Depression Medications Health Canada warned in July that Paxil and Effexor should not be prescribed to anyone under 18 years of age because they may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts. But sales of the drugs have dropped only slightly since then, which suggests that doctors haven't changed how they prescribe the drugs. Dr. Marshall Korenblum, chief of psychiatry at the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre in Toronto, says he has read Health Canada's warnings and the research, but still prescribes Paxil and Effexor to teens. "I'm not sure that those studies are valid or completely proven yet. I'm a bit of a skeptic," says Korenblum. Dr. David Healy, a world-renowned expert on antidepressants, says doctors need more extensive research on the effects of antidepressants on teens. But Healy says he's doubtful drug companies will conduct those studies because they may show increased risk of suicidal thoughts and may affect sales to adults as well. Doctors are reluctant, though, to abandon drugs that have worked for their patients if the risk is small. The new research suggests teens are at higher risk of thinking about suicide only when they first start taking the drugs. "It's not an outright ban. It's more in the nature of a strong caution," says Korenblum. "My approach has been just to watch and monitor more closely than I have before," he says. [ www.cbc.ca ] Doctors continue antidepressant prescriptions despite warning Last Updated Mon, 03 Nov 2003 12:01:40 |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Mon Nov 17, 2003 @ 7:26pm |
 Coolness: 201265 | Did they think maybe the people were suicidal before they started taking the anti-depressents ? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» beercrack replied on Mon Nov 17, 2003 @ 9:08pm |
 Coolness: 71475 | Originally posted by BIRD EATER...
Did they think maybe the people were suicidal before they started taking the anti-depressents ? haha |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» vybara replied on Mon Nov 17, 2003 @ 9:21pm |
| Coolness: 37915 | antidepressants don't cause suicide.
but they certainly don't help the problem. really, what they do, is temporarily while under the influence of the drug alter the chemicals in your brain. they don't solve the problem...they just temporarily fix it. and like all other drugs, illegal or not, they have many side-effects. depending on whether you are just depressed or have bi-polar manic depression there are various things to do. most people that are just depressed go to the doctor and are told that they have bi-polar...but they don't. if its just depression, you'll get over. if bi-polar, well, i do know that if you take sufficient amounts of vitamins that naturally build up chemical balances...it can help. -Stefan |
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