SSRI Stories is a collection of over 6,000 stories that have appeared in the media (newspapers, TV, scientific journals) in which prescription drugs were mentioned and in which the drugs may be linked to a variety of adverse outcomes including violence.
This updated site includes the stories from the previous site and new ones from 2011 to date. We have used a new “category” classification system on the new stories. We are working back through previously SSRI Stories to bring them into the new classification system. In the meantime use the search box in the upper right column to search through both the old and the new stories.
SSRI Stories focuses primarily on problems caused by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), of which Prozac (fluoxetine) was the first. For more see About SSRIs. Other medications prescribed as antidepressants that fit the “nightmares” theme of the collected stories are sometimes included.
From the Web
To view original article click here The Times-Standard By Jessie Faulkner, jfaulkner@times-standard.com Posted: 10/13/15, 10:05 PM PDT Double murder defendant Jason Michael Arreaga took the stand Tuesday, telling the court he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, had made a living from selling drugs, and was not responsible for the murder of Harley Hammers and Angel […]
To view original article click here The Australian by: Ben McClellan in Wagga Wagga October 07, 2015 12:00AM An inquest has begun into the Hunt family murder-suicide that devastated a small rural community, and left a nation asking why Geoff Hunt is believed to have killed wife Kim and three children Suicide note found inside […]
To view original article click here Bay News 9 By Dalia Dangerfield, Reporter Last Updated: Monday, October 05, 2015, 5:05 PM Testimony focuses on drug use in Buendia attempted murder trial A USF pharmacologist testified about the drugs that were prescribed for Matthew Buendia, the former Marine accused of attempting to kill a Hillsborough County […]
To view original article click here St Louis Post-Dispatch October 02, 2015 9:45 am By Kim Bell EUREKA – Colleen Church picked up her 6-year-old granddaughter an hour early from school Monday. They drove to a hotel as they had done several times before, calling it a girls night out. But Church, 50, had other […]
Warning
Adverse reactions are most likely to occur when starting or discontinuing the drug, increasing or lowering the dose or when switching from one SSRI to another. Adverse reactions are often diagnosed as bipolar disorder when the symptoms may be entirely iatrogenic (treatment induced). Withdrawal, especially abrupt withdrawal, from any of these medications can cause severe neuropsychiatric and physical symptoms. It is important to withdraw extremely slowly from these drugs, often over a period of a year or more, under the supervision of a qualified and experienced specialist. Withdrawal is sometimes more severe than the original symptoms or problems.
The following RxISK.org research papers and guides deal with dependence and withdrawal and may be helpful:
- Dependence and Withdrawal
- Guide to Stopping Antidepressants
- Medicine Induced Stress Syndromes
Click here to view these and other RxISK.org research papers.
