How is it anti depressants can cause increased thoughts of suicide?!


Question: I see this on commercials all the time. Just wondering! thanks


Answers: I see this on commercials all the time. Just wondering! thanks

Great question!!! I think that whoever did the studies on this may have bent the statistics in their favor against the drug companies and the drugs themselves. Anyone who is taking an anti-depressant, especially in the beginning stages of taking it or increasing/decreasing the dosage, is obviously already at a higher risk of being suicidal and/or homicidal. The drug companies have agreed to state this in their ads and literature to protect themselves from lawsuits, but that's pretty much it. I believe that whatever person or group came up with the idea that anti-depressants actually increase the risk of suicidal/homicidal behaviour have some seriously flawed thinking.

I believe anti depressants must be prescribed judiciously in teenage patients for this reason.

Antidepressants may improve the apathy of someone who's depressed and already thinking of suicide. When the apathy improves, they sometimes act.

Isn't that ridiculous? It's a side effect. Seeing as it's usually a chemical imbalance in the brain, the effects of the drugs are different with every person. Have a good night.

Brain chemistry is very complex. Many neurological problems, including depression, can be caused by a deficiency of neurotransmitters. Medication can remedy this problem, and has been helpful for many people. But the effect of these chemicals on different areas of the brain, the interaction of different medications, and the variation in response from one patient to another, is still poorly understood. Much research remains to be done.

Antidepressants can actually cause side effects (thoughts of suicide) in persons with depression, most times a patient may have to try two or three, possibly even a fourth antidepressant before symptoms of depression improve; it can take three weeks or more before one antidpressant is clearly in a depressed patient's system to know if it is actually helping or hurting the patient.





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