Posted by LD on June 22, 2000, at 8:41:58
In reply to Re: 20/20 Tonight, posted by noa on June 22, 2000, at 5:49:48
They discussed one doctors theory that SSRIs can cause severe suicidial thoughts as a side effect. He supposedly gave 20 people without depression Prozac and 2 developed suicidial thoughts. So he's saying 1 in 10 people will have this side effect.
The women with the ticks developed them after taking Prozac and then another SSRI. It is now a permanent thing for her. I guess the drugs triggered the disease for her or something like that. It was very sad, although I don't think they can prove it was actually the drug that caused it. They said it was a very very rare side effect.
I'm not sure how I think they presented the information, because I tend to believe that it wasnt the Prozac causing the suicidial thoughts, but a worsening of depression, or in his study something else. For someone who doesnt have experience with ADs, they might be more scared now to try them, which is not good, because the benefits way outweigh the negatives. I was on Wellbutrin and developed suicidal thoughts, and that is not an SSRI. My depression just got worse.
Any other thoughts?
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