Posted by noa on June 20, 2003, at 19:53:53
In reply to Why SSRI's can cause suicitiality, posted by linkadge on June 20, 2003, at 17:28:22
SSRIs are DISinhibiting, so if you have suicidal feelings and thoughts but are inhibited from acting upon them (from guilt or whatever), the disinhibition of the SSRI could put you at risk if you are still having the suicidal thoughts. I think that the disinhibition happens more quickly than the full antidepressant effects.
Did the events occur in Britain I think? WHen I saw the Ap article about the FDA warning, I thought it said the warning originated first in England. All I could think of was the NHS and what I've heard about it here. Here is my fantasy: depressed kids are given Paxil and sent on their 'merry' way with no mental health follow up, no monitoring, etc. and I wonder if kids who are followed closely by both a mental health therapist and a good pdoc would end up with the same awful results. Just my thoughts.
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