Author Archive for ssri

How Did George Michael Die? Cause Of Death For Ex-Wham! Singer Is Unknown As He Dies ‘Peacefully’ At Home — (Follow News)
SSRI Ed note: Singer takes zolpidem and Effexor, drives badly impaired, is convicted twice (2007 & 2010). At 53, dies in sleep at home, cause not yet known.
Bodies of missing Highlands Ranch mother and her two young boys found in minivan in Lone Tree — (The Denver Post)
SSRI Ed note: Great mom on Pristiq, Wellbutrin kills herself, her two young boys. No warning, no motive. Everyone, including husband, shocked. Depression blamed.
Why Syracuse mom killed her 2 daughters still unknown — (Deseret News)
SSRI Ed note: Mom on antidepressants shoots and kills her daughters and herself after break-up with fiance.
Coroner still hoping to ID mystery man found in Marin Headlands wearing wetsuit — (San Jose Mercury News)
SSRI Ed note: Drowned man with pain medication and Lexapro in his system remains unidentified.
Court hears details of Glen Race’s mental state before murders — (CTV Atlantic News)
SSRI Ed note: Man in withdrawal from medication for depression and other diagnoses murders 2 men.
WALKING IS MY PROZAC — (Selfish Mum)
Pensioner took his own life over worries about growing older — (Buck's Free Press)
Sharon woman charged with motor vehicle homicide under the influence of alcohol after pregnant mom killed in pedestrian accident — (The Enterprise)
Jodi Arias: Hell Hath No Fury — ( WildAboutTrial)
Radio Prank Call Nurse Jacintha Saldanha 'On Anti-Depressants After Two Suicide Attempts' – Reports — (Daily Mail)
Denton Musician Richard Haskins Attempted to Rob a Bank. He Was Also My Friend — (Dallas Observer)
Suicide victim left notes to love ones and landlord — (Watford Observer)
SSRI Ed note: Woman on citalopram drinks, writes suicide notes, kills herself. No reason given.
FINDING OF INQUEST — (South Australia Coroner’s Court)
SSRI Ed note: Woman taking clozapine, olanzapine, fluoxetine, norfluoxetine and oxycodone reports suicidal thoughts, dies from toxic overdose.
Moms who kill: The Susan Eubanks case — (hlntv)
SSRI Ed note: Woman on Prozac drinks, argues with her boyfriend, kills her 4 children, attempts suicide.
Expert testifies that pills, alcohol led soldier to kill — (Stars and Stripes)
SSRI Ed note: Soldier on Celexa drinks alcohol, viciously stabs and strangles fellow soldier to death for no reason as she sleeps
Jury Awards 1.5 Million In Paxil Related Suicide Malpractice Suit — (MillerPlace-RockyPointPatch)
What happened to Phoebe? — (The Age)
Adult antidepressants suspected in suicides of Canadian kids — (Toronto Star)
Doctor who treated inmate who died couldn't remember her — (The New Paper)
Drugs in Martin’s cell were antidepressants — (Southern Illinoisan)
Canada’s first class-action lawsuit involving birth defects allegedly caused by anti-depressents gets green light — (Maclean’s)
City college student kills himself on railway line — (Southern Daily Echo)
When happy meds lead to depressing debt — (CreditCards.com)
SSRI Ed note: Psychiatrist notices that people on antidepressants for injuries spend money they do not have to gamble. Cases of A/D problem spending cited.
Army mom: Military suicides ‘out of control’ — (Army Times)
THE DEATH OF FRANCES MCKEOWN — (Report By The Prisoner Ombudsmanfor Northern Ireland)
SSRI Ed note: Suicidal prisoner on Prozac has violent thoughts, takes Trazodone, commits suicide.
What happened to Barbie? — (The Daily News)
SSRI Ed note: Young woman with developmental challenges prescribed Zoloft, starts a psychiatroc meds-induced downward spiral. A zombie by 36, she dies of a blood clot.
Open verdict at inquest into death of Anna Byrne — (The Independent)
SSRI Ed note: Pregnant woman taking sertraline has dose doubled and anti-histamine added, jumps off cliff killing herself and unboard twin sons.
Daughter made tragic discovery — (Southern Daily Echo)
Eli Lilly and Company named in class action over deceptive and unlawful marketing of Cymbalta — (Got a Class Action?)
Limerick twins died from lethal ‘drugs cocktail’ — (Limerick Leader)
I'm a Celeb: Brian Conley reveals his living hell in the jungle — (Daily Record)
Redundancy results in tragedy for Stockton worker — (Evening Gazette)
Sub arsonist wanted to leave work early — (Portland Press Herald)
‘I Was A Good Mum’: Courtroom Sorrow Of Mother Who Smothered Her Babies After Rejecting Anti-Depressants — (The Telegraph)
A Startling Cause of Misdiagnosed Dementia — (aplaceformom.com)
Murderous N.Y. nanny in coma after killing 2 young children — (Examiner.com)
SSRI Ed note: New York nanny gets treatment for stress, becomes psychotic, murders two young children and stabs herself in the neck. NYPD looks for motive.
Thousands of pregnant women at risk from antidepressants, doctors warn — (The Telegraph)
Tony Scott had antidepressant in system but no cancer — (The Guardian)
Miller v. Nordstrom — (Justia U.S. Law)
Chico State student death ruled accidental overdose — (ChicoER News)
Man slapped girlfriend in the face — (Daily Record)
Hooked on happy pills for 30 years — (Daily Mail)
Antidepressants linked to risk of brain bleeds — (Reuters)
Zoloft Drugmaker Blamed for Child Death — (Injury Lawyer News)
Amanda Todd Suicide — (The Huffington Post)
SSRI Ed note: "Despite" antidepressants, teen is unable to cope with being bullied, commits suicide. The bullying is blamed.
Lashing out at partner made bipolar sufferer realise she needed help — (Daily Record)
SSRI Ed note: Woman becomes manic on antidepressants, assaults partner, gets diagnosed bipolar, now believes she has disease and needs medication.
Perfect family wiped out by dad grieving for tragic baby boy — (Mirror News)
SSRI Ed note: Man on antidepressants kills his family on the anniversary of the death of his baby son.
Lawsuit Against The NHLPA By The Late Derek Boogaard’s Family Signals Legal Concern For The NHL —(Ruling Sports)
Woman hit man with saucepan in street attack — (Llanelli Star)
Father, son who died in plane crash laid to rest — (Stafford County Sun)