Shelby2
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Regarding the post (sorry can't quote fromhere) about 'people acting nutty after being medicated'. I don't think that's the case-these people were medicated in the first place because they displayed symptoms of mental illness.
Now for teenagers and young adults starting SSRI's-yes there is concern about an increase in suicides-but they now believe that this is due to the fact that when a person is depressed they cannot make decisions, are very lethargic, etc. At the beginning of SSRI treatment sometimes it gives them just enough of a boost to carry out their plan. They were depressed before the meds-that's why they were prescribed them. A mentally healthy person who took SSRI's 'just because' would not become suicidal.
Now for teenagers and young adults starting SSRI's-yes there is concern about an increase in suicides-but they now believe that this is due to the fact that when a person is depressed they cannot make decisions, are very lethargic, etc. At the beginning of SSRI treatment sometimes it gives them just enough of a boost to carry out their plan. They were depressed before the meds-that's why they were prescribed them. A mentally healthy person who took SSRI's 'just because' would not become suicidal.