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1/11/2001 – More Self Harm Seen with SSRI Therapy Than With Tricyclics

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WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) Dec 28 – Significantly more
instances of deliberate self-harm occur in patients prescribed a
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) than in those
prescribed a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). In their report in the
December issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, UK
investigators caution that the choice of antidepressant for
patients at risk should not be based solely on overdose toxicity.

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9/28/2000 – Learning from Fido’s accidental use of SSRIs

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Thanks once again to Robin Eisner for another insightful article about SSRIs. Warning: Be very careful of your pets around medications and read closely to see what you might learn from the effects of SSRIs on Fido. This will leave you asking why these drugs are intentionally given by vets to our pets. Ann Blake-Tracy…

SSRI Survivor Stories

Kerri’s Story – My Dark Place on Psychotropic Drugs and ECT

SSRI Survivor Stories25 years ago3 months ago012 mins

“I had the “electric jitz which feels literally like hot coals inside your back.”

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6/22/2000 – Antidepressant Controversy

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A revealing chat transcript with Dr. Joseph Glenmullen regarding SSRI’s and suicide can now be found on the ABCNews.com. Link follows the introduction. ————– Antidepressant Controversy Chat with Dr. Joseph Glenmullen June 21 Dr. Joseph Glenmullen Experts agree that drugs like Prozac and Zoloft (known medically as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or SSRIs) are effective,…

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5/24/2000 – Salon Magazine addresses the SSRIs

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Salon Magazine has put several articles out this week on the SSRIs. The first article is about Dr. Joseph Glenmullen’s new book “Prozac Backlash.” Of course in their usual form Eli Lilly representatives and other critics have slammed it as misleading and lacking in scientific rigor. And now the author claims Eli Lilly reps are…

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5/16/2000 – Long-Term Side Effects Surface With SSRIs

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The following are excerpts from Clinical Psychiatry News about long-term adverse effects of SSRIs. They could have learned this YEARS earlier by reading my book, Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? but at least they are FINALLY talking about it and as many of you have asked, I thought you would want this reference. Ann Blake-Tracy, Executive…

The Aftermath of Antidepressants

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Note: Keep in mind that these drugs are all serotonergic agents and clones or “copy cat” drugs of Prozac – the first SSRI antidepressant introduced to the market in America. Basically what applies to one, applies to the others. For instance we have more data out on Prozac because it has been around longer, but as the mode of action is the same for all of these meds the effects will be the same for the other drugs on this list as it is for Prozac. If we are discussing one drug, similar effects would be expected from any other company’s version of the drug. In fact it would be more honest to give them the titles of Prozac #1, Prozac #2,Prozac #3, etc. rather than the brand names they have been given, from the second clone, Zoloft, to the latest Prozac clone, Celexa.

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09/16/1999 – ABC News Transcript 9/15/99–SSRI Effectiveness

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Thanks to one of our ICFDA Directors for obtaining the following for us: The following message is a transcript of last night’s ABC News with Peter Jennings: a message about the SSRIs. Tonight Peter Jennings will discuss the “side-effects” of the SSRIs. ———————————————————————– Peter Jennings ABC News: September 15, 1999 Peter Jennings: “Just when is…