Heeding Antidepressant Warnings #493 (archive)

Posting Date: 11/06/2004

Antidepressants like Zoloft, Paxil or Prozac have become extremely

popular because they work well to ease many kinds of psychological

distress, from premenstrual dysphoria to extreme shyness to depression.

These medicines can be life-savers, and many people do well and suffer

few side effects. But the FDA has just asked manufacturers to warn

physicians and patients that thoughts of suicide or even suicide

attempts may be a serious problem for some individuals taking these

SSRIs.

Guests: Joe Glenmullen, MD, Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry at

Harvard University and author of the book, Prozac Backlash. His Web

site is www.prozacbacklash.com

David Healy, MD, Director of the North Wales Department of

Psychological Medicine, UK

Thomas Laughren, MD, Team Leader of Neuropharmacological Drug Products

at the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Nanette Gartrell, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at

the University of California, San Francisco

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