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[jodawi]

March 22, 2004 -- The FDA is issuing a warning about the possibility of worsening depression or suicidal thoughts in people, particularly children, who take any of 10 popular antidepressants, especially at the beginning of treatment or when the doses are increased or decreased.


The FDA has sent a letter to drug manufacturers requesting labeling changes on these antidepressants -- warning of possible suicide, worsening depression, anxiety, and panic attacks in adults and children.

Antidepressants involved in this warning label request are:

Prozac (also sold generically as fluoxetine)
Zoloft
Paxil
Luvox
Celexa
Lexapro
Wellbutrin
Effexor
Serzone
Remeron

Comments

[zaiah.livejournal.com]

Is that a validation of a sort? :)

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

too complicated a thought! i sneak easter eggs under your pillow!

[zaiah.livejournal.com]

*wiggles my nose at you*

[astralplane.livejournal.com]

I mean, it is a drug affecting your brain chemistry, which means it will always have the chance of affecting it badly. I personally had a great experience with Effexor, but an absolutely awful experience with Luvox, which goes to show the amazing differences between them.

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

implossible! they are all sssponges what soak up impropor bunny rabbits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

you get extra exclaamtations and uneditedness because yo work at wine tastery

[thatdirtyblonde.livejournal.com]

so strange to think that an ANTIdepressant could cause suicidal thoughts.

very strange.

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

*random tweak to your mental turmoil*essants

but I'm not a child

[medhba.livejournal.com]

A paper always accompanies my Effexor. It states that you should contact your physician if you experience any worsening of symptoms (including suicidal or homicidal thoughts). I'd also read something about dreams, so when I started having weird homicidal dreams, I contacted my physician (go me!). He cut me down from 150 mg to 75 mg.
The dreams are gone and I'm much peppier. Yae for proper dosage.

Re: but I'm not a child

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

*hugs and jammies*

jugs and hammies

[medhba.livejournal.com]

Yew kewtie

Re: jugs and hammies

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

mmmm.... jugs and hammies...

[msboop.livejournal.com]

I guess most of us are lucky to be alive then. I think I'd freak out if I ever had a self-hurt thought, let alone suicidal. Homicidal, yes, suicidal... um, no.

[jodawi.livejournal.com]

*nuzzle you nose*

[sandstar.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with this report in some parts...

In my case, when my doctor INcreased my Zoloft from 50mg per day to 75mg, I developed DYSphoric mania. I had a lot of energy, could have worked as a stand-up comedian, and had the bravado of a daredevil. It's a good thing no one mentioned, "Why don't you rob a bank?", or I might be in jail ;)

At the same time though, I was somewhat melancholy and weepy.

It's a dangerously weird place to be.

The situation was resolved by decreasing my dosage back to 50mg per day, and adding a mood-stabilizer that actually works - Depakote ER.

I am feeling better and better as the days go by, and my therapist believes that I will be able to return to work, on a part-time basis, sometime in May of this year.

[mrsdweezilzappa.livejournal.com]

So...you're currently on Depakote? When you say that it actually works...explain, por favor. =) I've considered Depakote. I was on Zoloft and Wellbutrin...then switched to Prozac and Wellbutrin. Prozac makes my tremor worse (and I wonder if that's how I got it in the first place). *phew* rambbllee

[wicketgate.livejournal.com]

I'm currently on one of those, and have also taken another one for a long period time, bah.