Comments on: New Antidepressant Warning Sought

FDA Says Drug Labels Should Warn Of Increased Suicide Risk For Young Adults

[randalds]

Maybe anti-depressant use has gone up because of who we have for president. I'm not kidding. This administration has used fear and hate and divided America into two armed camps that can't stand each other. Plus we're in a war. Thousands are dying. There's hate and tension across the country. Just read these blogs to see how much conflict has come up in the past 6 years. No wonder more people want to be medicated.

[gaye5]

Don't get me wrong, along with the thousands who die every year from drugs, many drugs have also done miraculous things and save thousands of lives, there has been great strides done in this line, but I object when these same people tell us that the natural things are bad for us when thousands of people have been healed from taking natural products and are alive ten or more years later, after Dr's have given up .... and the medical profession and pharmaceutical companies still wont look at facts they just continue to try to destroy all natural companies. We have to realise that it is probably because Pharmaceutical companies and Dr's don't make money when a cure is natural, and they would rather allow the people to die than loose out on their billions... look on the net at "The Pharmaceutical drug racket", to see how things fair. Of course their will be manipulation to discredit things so as we dont know what is right or wrong, but the proof is in that the fourth cause of death in America is drugs and Dr's...

[gaye5]

Imagine if this was a natural product, it would be taken off the market within a day and the world would know how bad it is... Here in Australia we had a company which was destroyed because a few people had a reaction to an ingredient to one of their natural calming products. Strange how this very same ingredient is still in over the counter pharmaceutical products, and of course there is more to the story but it still doesnt add up.
One would have to wonder if in fact there is any research done on many of these products when we consider that pharmaceutical drugs and Dr's are the fourth cause of death in America (and that is not counting the thousands who are permanently damaged), but still these Pharmaceutical companies are allowed to continue producing these pills and nothing is done about it. If they do take the drug off the market after thousands have died, it is often just re-market under a different name. Hmmm...

[kaliveotin]

Most anti-depressants are extreemely dangerous in some people. Many people are extreemely dangerous when withdrawing from these pills. (and since they're not free thousands of people
suddenly run out or suddenly have extraordinary impulsive reactions. They should never be pre-scribed except for the most severe clinical need.
Yet, unaware ill-informed, insensative "physicians" prescribe them like candy.

[rugby5053]

Tis is in deed a very disturbing suject for those that have lost someone due to suicide. It is also disturbing to those that are on medications that help them to lead normal lives.
I myself am on medications that help me. It took years before there was a doctor that had enough courage to help me. My heart goes out to those family,s that have lost love ones. I was hurt 20 years ago, and lost everything I had worked for. My house my job, my family, and eventually to the streets. It was not until a doctor helped me. I now have a life, a job, a wonderful mate that helps me to keep going. There is a life with the help of medications. I am living proof of that, as I also attempted suicide. I am a survivor.
Thank you,
Rod

[kjgal]

This is such a touchy subject. One drug may work for one but not for others. It took my doctors years to find the right one for me, but thank God, they found the right one. I could barely leave my house 10 years ago. Now I own a home, hold down a fulltime job, and I'm a mother to a beautiful 2 year old. Had it not been for Effexor, I know I would not have gotten this far!

[jstsim]

recently losing a 40 yr old sis-in-law by suicide who was on prescription drugs and being raised by an aunt who did the presciption pushing psychiatrist for life and never seemed to 'even out' mentally but constantly tried committing suicide IMO it is time the FDA quit pushing this whole line of drugs when they obviously DO NOT WORK as they expect them to. Or maybe they do and its just another government form of population control?

funny how the FDA will just put a new warning on the label and say its up to the consumer to decide if they want to take the risk or not. But when it comes to pot , the FDA and gov. has to decide for us. I guess if there was a way to control the money flow of pot and large corporations could profit from it, then there would just be warning labels on it as well.

[cathaleen]

I have met some people who take prozac - the mood swings are incredible = you can tell immediately if someone didn't take their pills. They are very dangerous and young adults should not take these. There should be alternatives for them.

[randalds]

True words alphaa10. The pharmaceutical industry has influenced the FDA for far too long and, even as a dyed in the wool democrat, this is one of those issues where both parties are both equally to blame for taking their money and passing complimentary laws. Personally I'm also in favor of taking ads for prescription medicines back off TV too. Easily influenced people see these ads and rush out to their doctor demanding pills for a condition they been talked into thinking they have and too many doctors go along to shut the patient up and in many cases because of kickbacks from the drug companies. One of the main reasons (if not the main one) our healthcare costs are soaring is that that cost increase is going right into the bank accounts of the big drug companies. The time to bring them down is way overdue.