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Drugs can worsen depression.

Posted by SLS on May 18, 2015, at 10:32:28

In reply to Lou's request- » SLS, posted by Lou Pilder on May 18, 2015, at 9:00:48

It is no secret that responses to psychotropic and other types of drugs are unpredictable and can produce negative effects on mental function. It is good practice for a psychiatrist to see a patient once a week in the beginning of treatment to screen for adverse effects, suicidal ideation being one of them.

http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000526/msgs/35096.html

For me, the potential gain is worth the risk. I thank God for psychiatric drug treatments. According to what I have read, the statistical rate of suicides during antidepressant treatment is much, much lower than that attributable to negative iatrogenic reactions.

Prednisone, clonidine, alpha interferons, varenicline, and progesterone are just some of the well known non-psychiatric drugs to produce negative effects on mood and cognition.


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