[lbo-talk] let's argue about the cause of mental illness

Andy andy274 at gmail.com
Thu Aug 27 09:34:47 PDT 2009


On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Bryan Atinsky<bryan at alt-info.org> wrote:


> She said that while she wouldn't say that there couldn't be instances where
> the SSRIs themselves were the overriding contributing factor, but that this
> case is even rarer than the data would suggest.

Furthermore, the problem of a tendency for suicide early in treatment was recognized before the widespread use of SSRIs -- it appears to be a problem with any antidepressant. Apparently it's particularly hazardous with MAOIs, since the drug interactions are such that you can off yourself with a glass of wine.

-- Andy



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