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Re: How many Family suicides were on SSR's?
By:Mir
Date: Monday, 13 February 2006, 8:58 pm
In Response To: How many Family suicides were on SSR's? (Daniel)

I've heard these stories about Prozac and suicidal tendencies. I've know several people who are on Prozac and only have good things to say about it. I have also known people who have tried it and had side effects that they couldn't tolerate; so they dropped it. But no one has confided that they've had suicidal tendencies, although I'm sure that it could happen. Scientologists have been very active in getting bad press out on psychotropic drugs.

> This may open a can of worms but from my
> understanding of the the SSRI's (that's
> Prozac and all it's clones like Zoloft,
> Paxil etc) it can, and does predispose some
> individuals to suicide. This 'approved'
> anti-depressant drug has been shown to
> create suicidal thoughts in people who had
> never thought of it before. Since it's so
> widely prescribed for not only depression,
> but everything from PMS to insomnia, I
> wonder how many SGA exer's suicides may have
> been helped along with this drug.

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