Posted by yxibow on March 25, 2009, at 19:21:49
In reply to Wellbutrin suicide warnings, posted by G-man885858 on March 25, 2009, at 16:21:47
> Wellbutrin comes with a warning of "possible suicidal ideations".
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> Aren't there ANY antidepressants that DON'T have this warning? Or do all of them have it?
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>They all do, in the US. It is *ss protection by the FDA, mainly, just like the warnings on -every- possible sleep agent.
Yes -- there is always a risk that a medication can provoke unknown latent symptoms in a person. But equally the argument can be said that the individual would have probably committed suicide regardless.
And I think this holds true for the warnings of use on adolescents, the lawsuits specifically targeting Luvox as a culprit in Columbine when a doctor could have chosen any other SSRI or antidepressant for that manner.
I'm not trying to say that it isn't possible in people who have been poorly diagnosed or warning signs havent been observed by doctors not trained well or other factors. Life has its unknowns.But the vast majority -- depression is a risk factor for suicide, having been under a medication managment plan or not, but its statistically better to have some form of treatment, medication or psychotherapy or both, to prevent the possibility of suicide, which is just one of many symptoms of depression.
I would be more concerned with the -very- small seizure potential of Wellbutrin, which is why SR or XR is much more favorable and the possible anxiety it could produce in people not used to stimulants.
-- Jay
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