More than 1 in 10 Americans on Suicide-Linked Antidepressants
Anthony Gucciardi
Activist Post.com
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Despite evidence linking popular antidepressants like Prozac to suicide more than 1 in 10 Americans over the age of 12 are now taking antidepressants prescribed by their doctors. In fact, antidepressants are now the most common drug among people aged 18 to 44, according to statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Even more notable is the fact that once prescribed, individuals generally keep taking antidepressants for years. Over 60 percent of patients prescribed antidepressants report taking them for more than 2 years, and 14 percent for 10 years or more. This is unfortunate when the drugs meant to help depression actually cause further depression.
Americans are in the dark over antidepressants and their suicide link
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I don’t know why this is ever even brought up. Well DUH…don’t ya think it’s common sense that people that are contemplating suicide are usually depressed people to begin with? Would it not be logical for many of them to have tried or at the time of death be taking antidepressants?
It’s kind of like saying 1 in 10 depressed gun collectors killed themselves by a self inflicted gunshot wound. YA DON’T SAY?!
The antidepressants aren’t making anyone want to end their life. That is a cop out…sorry. If you were perfectly fine and life was going great for you…you wouldn’t be on them to begin with.
I’ve been on antidepressants on and off for nearly 20 years due to a very painful chronic illness. If I ever do myself in, it’s because the pain is just too much and life just plain sucks. I won’t ever be a cop out and blame an antidepressant.