Posted by ShawnThomas on March 6, 2008, at 14:45:37
In reply to Re: Psych medicine and the Niu shhotings, posted by 49er on March 1, 2008, at 15:15:20
Prozac has a much longer half-life than Paxil or Celexa. Thus, Prozac is sometimes used to help reduce the withdrawal effects of other serotonin reuptake inhibitors with shorter half-lives. I made my comments based *specifically* on the case of the NIU shooter. He had not recently taken Celexa or Paxil to my knowledge, and he had stopped taking Prozac around three weeks before the killings. While your anecdote about Celexa is unfortunate, that anecdote does not in any way refute the arguments made by experts who believe that Prozac is not to blame in this case. I do believe that serotonin reuptake inhibitors have influenced the actions of other killers, but there is no evidence to suggest that in this case.
Shawn
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