Posted by SLS on May 29, 2009, at 5:18:50
In reply to Re: Are the drugs that we're taking killing us? » Andy Behrman, posted by SLS on May 29, 2009, at 5:12:17
Cancer drugs can kill.
Lot's of drugs produce adverse effects worse and at a higher rate than those usually seen with antidepressants. Like many other drugs, some people will have a severe idiosyncratic reaction to an antidepressant. Some people die of anaphylaxis due to penicillin or aspirin. Tylenol can irreversibly damage the liver at relatively low dosages. So the question becomes, what risk is one willing to take when trying a particular drug for depression, an illness with a high rate of morbidity and suicide? I don't care if you or anyone else thinks these drugs are dangerous. I do care that anyone would so quickly want to take them away from me.
Thanks for the warning, though.
- Scott
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