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MrOrange
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Those nasty SSRI's Not Good For Teenagers
      #149610 - 03/22/04 12:24 PM

Here's a report on SSRI's causing suicide in some teenagers:

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040322/D81FJ3UG0.html


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Re: Those nasty SSRI's Not Good For Teenagers [Re: MrOrange]
      #149869 - 03/23/04 10:04 AM

The first thing Dr's give when you go see them is an ssri, they give them out like candy, it's a disgrace, there has not been enough long term studies done to see what the ramifications are, life is hard enough for kid's without dr's @#$%in-up there brain's

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Re: Those nasty SSRI's Not Good For Teenagers [Re: MrOrange]
      #149945 - 03/23/04 01:56 PM

well they are not good for adults either, i hate them and could killmyself on them. the New FDA Warning thats being proposed is for adults too, thats what i saw on the news anyway

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Re: Those nasty SSRI's Not Good For Teenagers [Re: tone]
      #149955 - 03/23/04 02:13 PM

SSRI's are really still a new baby, and no one really knows long term effects or effects on the yonger population.

The media is taking a narrow view, dont get me wrong SSRIs causing suicidal threats needs to researched more, but the media and the drug giants are ignoring more information about EPS, and tardive dyskinesia from SSRIs.

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Re: Those nasty SSRI's Not Good For Teenagers [Re: drewsmerdel]
      #149982 - 03/23/04 03:41 PM

Gee, the eight months that I was on SSRI's I loved it. I felt as if I had become the person that I always knew that I could be. I was outgoing, I ceased to isolate myself, I found myself gravitating toward people that had always intimidated me before and that I shied away from. I was a type A personality. I always thought that a pill can't necessarily "make you" kill yourself. I mean, doctors obviously found these kids to be leaning toward the depressed side am I right? The SSRI's take about a month or so to work, so perhaps these kids had suicidal tendencies to begin with. I believe that these drugs have a much greater upside than a downside. I know a lot of people that SSRI's practically changed there life. They found themselves to be motivated and more self-assured than they ever had.
Medicating kids in general is a touchy subject. Especially when combined with all the changes their bodies are going through chemically. My point is that there will always be a group of people that react to drugs in an adverse way. Yet, the group of people that these drugs help is much larger.


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Re: Those nasty SSRI's Not Good For Teenagers [Re: MrOrange]
      #150025 - 03/23/04 05:52 PM

I'm new here but I've had quite the experience with an SSRI-Celexa(citalopram). It did help while I was on it, I didn't let things get to me so much, less panic and all that...but boy oh boy don't lower your dose suddenly, forget to take it, or stop suddenly either!!!!The withdrawals from that mistake lasted a month and a half and were awful.
I have heard of people who had no prob with them but I wasn't fortunate enough I guess. I was on no other meds at the time and the withdrawals included trails when you moved or got up too fast, fatigue, no hunger, malaise, a total lack of caring for your health and hygeine no matter how clean you were before, worse depression than why you started in the first place, and complete mental confusion. You just don't feel right mentally or physically. Your seratonin receptors are used to getting a certain dose and then when you stop, you brain has to get back to making it by itself again and you do go through a bad withdrawal.
I'm not exaggerating. I think it's sad that I wasn't told about this possibility and I would have done better without them. I'm glad for the people they help but it's awful thinking of a kid going through what I could hardly handle as an adult. If anyone decides to take them, just please be careful about your dosing and come off of it slowly...much more slowly than with opiates or benzos..seriously. I had to come down about 5 to 7mg every 2 weeks. I just had such a bad time with them I had to tell you all to be careful if you do feel you need them.


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Re: Those nasty SSRI's Not Good For Teenagers [Re: scrufffles]
      #153352 - 04/06/04 03:22 PM

of course SSRIs have intense and horrid withdrawl, but arent illegal and on TV ads and everything. so that means something doesnt become illegal if it is dangerious (other drugs), and something doesnt become illegal if it has withdrawl (SSRIs). something only becomes illegal if it can produce euphoria pleasure after a single dose (opioids and others).

withdrawl? who cares, legal.
heath issues? who cares legal.
can produce euphoria? very bad, illegal.


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