ANTIDEPRESSANT? Whidby Island County’s SWAT Team Responds After Man Threatens to Burn House Down

“Yet another patient going manic on his antidepressant, huh? How many of these does the state of Washington need to see before they wake up to this nightmare? Google SSRIstories & look at all of the cases in the state of Washington alone! Mania (in this case pyromania) is a fairly common reaction with antidepressants. And it seems the AK47’s must come with the prescription because they all tend to end up with one! Someone had better wean him safely off those meds before he follows through on the drug-induced rage he is having. So sorry yet another good family is suffering from this!”

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ANTIDEPRESSANTS: NICE Warns Against Various Antidepressant Uses: UK

BMJ research reveals an increase in long-term antidepressant use across the UK

Updated guidance published this week says GPs should only consider the drugs for patients with moderate or severe depression, or those suffering sub-threshold depressive symptoms for at least two years.

The latest guidance comes as research in the BMJ reveals an increase in long-term antidepressant use across the UK.

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