Posted by Bill L on August 19, 2003, at 16:28:15
In reply to SSRI TOXICITY- please read!, posted by matthhhh on August 19, 2003, at 16:03:57
I have not heard of any evidence of those problems. There have been images of brains displayed in recent publications such as Newsweek magazine. But those images show a more healthy looking brain in depressed people who have been on SSRI's than in depressed people who have not taken SSRI's. So that seems to contradict what Dr. Cheney is saying.
Right now, it seems that the evidence is that SSRI's help the brain. But if that ever changes, the docs and lawyers will let us know. Lawyers will make money on lawsuits against drug companies. And docs can make a lot more on psychotherapy than on people who take antidepressants.
For the present time, I am not worried about it. Depression is an awful disease. And there are always people who will scare us so that they can make money on publishing a book.
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