I'm pretty appalled that this site would allow someone with such a biased opinion to write an article like this. You have several people on here writing that they have had bad experiences--VERY bad experiences clearly as a result of the drugs and you are refusing to even acknowledge it. It's not that we don't want to try them. It's that we did try them. I was on various SSRIs for ten years and was repeatedly hospitalized as a result.
I had never had health problems other than occasional sinus infections or migraines until I started on antidepressants because the doctor thought I would benefit from the side effect of increased appetite.
I attempted suicide twice and had horrible panic attacks, nightmares, lung problems, heart problems, ulcers, high blood pressure, high blood sugar. I had been an athlete, and suddenly couldn't run at all. Your failure to even acknowledge these horrible side effects smacks of rationalization. It wasn't until I lost a second job because I couldn't concentrate and ended up in the hospital with suicidal thoughts once again, that the doctors decided the medications were causing the suicidal behavior.
I do have degrees in psychology, social work, and a JD. I am not uneducated and "weak minded." All the suicidal impulses went away once the withdrawal subsided. These medications are dangerous.
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I'm pretty appalled that this site would allow someone with such a biased opinion to write an article like this. You have several people on here writing that they have had bad experiences--VERY bad experiences clearly as a result of the drugs and you are refusing to even acknowledge it. It's not that we don't want to try them. It's that we did try them. I was on various SSRIs for ten years and was repeatedly hospitalized as a result.
I had never had health problems other than occasional sinus infections or migraines until I started on antidepressants because the doctor thought I would benefit from the side effect of increased appetite.
I attempted suicide twice and had horrible panic attacks, nightmares, lung problems, heart problems, ulcers, high blood pressure, high blood sugar. I had been an athlete, and suddenly couldn't run at all. Your failure to even acknowledge these horrible side effects smacks of rationalization. It wasn't until I lost a second job because I couldn't concentrate and ended up in the hospital with suicidal thoughts once again, that the doctors decided the medications were causing the suicidal behavior.
I do have degrees in psychology, social work, and a JD. I am not uneducated and "weak minded." All the suicidal impulses went away once the withdrawal subsided. These medications are dangerous.
April 26, 2009 - 4:23pmThis Comment
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