Posted by ed_uk on December 5, 2004, at 18:32:40
In reply to Re: Dad Cites Boy's Antidepressants in Deaths, posted by jclint on December 5, 2004, at 17:09:49
When I was a child, I did some very aggressive things while taking SSRIs. I'm not aggressive anymore. It's interesting how SSRIs seem to be associated with a greater risk of violence, self harm, mania and suicidal ideation in children than in adults. UK government info.........
The 'risks of treating depressive illness in under 18s with certain SSRIs outweigh the benefits of treatment. There is no, or insufficient, evidence from clinical trials that benefits outweigh the risks of side effects for sertraline (Lustral), citalopram (Cipramil), escitalopram (Cipralex) and fluvoxamine (Faverin). Fluoxetine, or Prozac, appears to have a positive balance of risks and benefits in the treatment of depressive illness in the under 18s.' Mmmm.. I'm dubious about fluoxetine!
Effexor can be equally risky. Info about Effexor from the UK data sheet.....
'In paediatric MDD clinical trials the following adverse events were reported at a frequency of *at least 2% of patients and occurred at a rate of at least twice that of placebo*: abdominal pain, chest pain, tachycardia, anorexia, weight loss, constipation, dyspepsia, nausea, ecchymosis, epistaxis, mydriasis, myalgia, dizziness, *emotional lability*, tremor, *hostility* and *suicidal ideation*.'
Ed.
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