Posted by Sunnely on August 1, 2001, at 23:43:57
In reply to Re: wow thanks for the info can we die? » Sunnely, posted by gldngodess on August 1, 2001, at 21:59:03
> Can we die from this? Please tell me? Like if I have surgery?
I have not encountered in the literature report of SRIs by themselves causing fatality presumably from bleeding tendencies. Please be aware that bleeding tendencies from SRIs that I mentioned in previous post were from anecdotal reports. On the contrary, in a study done in England regarding the potential for SSRI-induced gastrointestinal bleeding, the conclusion was that, when compared to other drugs, SSRIs were no more likely to cause gastrointestinal bleeding than the other drugs.
On a related note (a positive one), in one study, it was suggested that SSRIs may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients with depression via serotonin-mediated platelet effects (decreases platelet activation). Platelet activation (or release) is known to be increased in patients with depression and is suspected to play a role in these patients' higher risk of CHD.
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