Posted by harryp on April 14, 2004, at 3:13:55
In reply to scarey anti-SSRI web site, posted by Joslynn on April 12, 2004, at 21:16:07
Hi,
I'm looked over *Prozac Backlash*, and it really is excessively alarmist, in my opinion.
The unfortunate truth is that we simply DON'T KNOW much about the long-term effects (if any) of the SSRI's. I think Dr. Glenmullen is mostly addressing his book to the mildly depressed who would be better served by therapy or a change of lifestyle and who shouldn't be popping these drugs like candy. If you are suicidally depressed, you should take what you need.
That said, I am still more comfortable taking Parnate, and if I were a psychiatrist I would use tricyclics as a first line AD rather than SSRI's.
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