Posted by addinbc on April 29, 2006, at 15:18:34
In reply to Re: I think Cymbalta is making me depressed » yxibow, posted by blueberry on April 29, 2006, at 10:41:47
With regard to the increased suicidality on these antidepressants...
I actually used to work with a psychiatrist who was one of the leaders in bringing this phenomenon to light. She read and re-read many of the articles outlining the results of pediatric/adolescent antidepressant drug trials. She consulted statisticians etc... and had them look at the data over and over again.
What she discovered was that time after time, there was evidence of statistically significant differences between suicidality (especially sudden, acute and/or ego dystonic) in the drug groups versus the placebo groups. Once really looked into, the difference was very evident.
I think it's good that the drug companies have made this risk as widely known as possible.
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