Posted by SLS on May 29, 2009, at 5:12:17
In reply to Are the drugs that we're taking killing us?, posted by Andy Behrman on May 29, 2009, at 4:24:52
> Just watch this 60 second video:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VzMZX4nBz8
One should be just as cautious when evaluating the accuracy or varacity of anti-drug portrayals as he is with pro-drug portrayals.I have been taking Abilify for a number of years. The only side effect I can report is weight gain. I did experience what appeared to be mild akathisia during the first week of treatment, though.
Are these drugs killing us? Life is a fatal condition. I don't think most of the antidepressants will accelerate that process. I have seen some studies performed in fruit flies that report genotoxicity with a few of the tricyclics. However, there is very little data to support the conclusion that this indicates a rise in cancer rates for humans. A single study did report an increase in cases of breast cancer in Canada with the use of antidepressants, but it was impossible to isolate which drugs might have been involved, if the study was accurate at all.
At this point, it appears that none of the standard antidepressant drugs used for 20-40 years have produced an observable increase in the rate of fatality. At the very least, such a thing has not been obvious.
- Scott
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