Posted by Larry Hoover on September 16, 2004, at 15:40:05
In reply to Re: Suicide and Antidepressents » Larry Hoover, posted by SLS on September 16, 2004, at 15:08:10
> > It seems to be a characteristic of all antidepressants, with the exception of Remeron
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> Hi Larry.
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> Why have you singled-out Remeron as being without the potential to produce treatment-emergent suicidality?
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> Remeron exacerbated my depression. While I didn't become suicidal on it, I do believe that had I been in a despairing state before starting it, I easily could have. Another NE alpha-2 antagonist, idazoxan, affected me the same way.
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> - ScottFrom the Table 1 data in the August 2004 FDA review:
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/04/briefing/2004-4065b1-11-TAB09a-Mosholder-review.pdfThe confidence interval is quite large, but the trend seems pretty obvious. I didn't want to damn a drug that may be an exception.
Lar
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