Posted by sowhysosad on May 11, 2009, at 21:25:21
In reply to Re: FDA mandates suicide warning on AED labels, posted by SLS on May 11, 2009, at 5:23:48
> The only warning that these drugs should carry on their labels is that they are too often used by irresponsible medical doctors who should be monitoring more closely the progress of their patients at least once a week during the first 6 weeks. I think a great many of us have had a drug make us feel significantly worse. For some people who are close to committing suicide to begin with, such drug reactions, if left unchecked, can be lethal.
Excellent point Scott. We all know that psych meds - particularly modern antidepressants - can increase suicidal thoughts through syndromes like akathisia and startup anxiety.
In the UK you're most likely to be given an SSRI or SNRI by a general practitioner rather than a pdoc, and they seem largely unaware of these issues. I've seen GP's umpteen times for AD's and not once have I been warned about the potential dangers.
Plus one (otherwise excellent on mental health) GP at my local surgery NEVER asks to reassess you after 2 weeks as guidelines dictate. Surely a recipe for disaster if anyone inexperienced with meds had a bad reaction.
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