Archive for Agoraphobia

Tragedy of mum who took her own life after lockdown left her isolated and scared to go outside — (Manchester Evening News)
SSRI Ed note: Woman who takes antidepressants since relationship breakdown becomes apathetic, fearful, suicidal, makes 2 suicide attempts, 2nd succeeds. COVID blamed.
Mother of man killed by cops after calling 911 says police service hasn’t ‘even apologized’ — (CTV News)
SSRI Ed note: Young man on psych meds for a decade predictably suffers problems, calls 911, police come over, shoot and kill him, face no consequences.
Norton man found hanged had history of mental health problems — (Stourbridge News)
Fatal overdose after operation — (Blackpool Gazette)
Scots woman reveals how she overcame panic attacks which left her trapped in her own home for 10 years — (Daily Record)
Hellesdon man visited crash site day before killing himself — (EDP24)
‘How Necessary is Public Vindication?’ Claudia Pedreros’ Husband Talks about the Verdict in His Wife’s Murder Trial — (Lost Coast Outpost)
SSRI Ed note: New mum given antidepressants, ability to cope becomes dramatically worse
Woman hit man with saucepan in street attack — (Llanelli Star)
Tragedy of taunted mum — (The Doncaster Star)
A mother’s call on World Suicide Prevention Day — (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
SSRI Ed note: Happy, gregarious young woman is sad, takes antidepressants, notes there is "something about them", her "perception of reality" changes, she dies by suicide.
Kevin Keegan’s nephew overdosed — (The Mirror)
SSRI Ed note: Young man takes antidepressants, stops socializing, develops agorophobia, dies by suicide.
Woman, 61, steals $28,000 from school — (The Fraser Coast Chronicle)
SSRI Ed note: Woman with no record takes antidepressants, steals money, makes no attempt to hide the crime, loses job, stays home, cannot repay funds,
I’M TRAPPED: EXCLUSIVE Mum sues over drug which left her too scared to go out — (
SSRI Ed note: Woman take Seroxat (Paxil), becomes a prisoner in her home, sues GSK, Spokeman for Co. tells the "Paxil has helped millions lead fuller lives" fairy tale.
Drug turned Janice’s life into a ‘living nightmare’ — (The Sunderland Echo)
SSRI Ed note: Woman who takes Seroxat (paroxetine) one year for sadness has a major battle getting off, it takes 3 years and horrendous side effects. She was not warned.
Wife killer caged — (The Sheffield Star)
SSRI Ed note: Man on Prozac for depression becomes paranoid. A neuroleptic is added, he is sectioned, then both drugs stopped, he goes home, stabs his wife to death.
Ricky Williams says he failed third drug test before quitting — (ESPN NFL)
SSRI Ed note: Promising NFL player takes Paxil, loses motivation, takes drugs, quits.
Erin Crowley — (2006 FDA Hearings)
SSRI Ed note: Prescribed 3 antidepressants, woman goes from mild anxiety to suicide in 10 weeks
Murder-suicide Came After Mom’s Long Depression — (Orlando Sentinal)
SSRI Ed note: Woman starts antidepressants after daughter's birth, gets worse, struggles on "various medications" for years, finally kills daughter and self.
Calling for drug to be banned — (The Watford Observer)
SSRI Ed note: Woman has personality change on Seroxat/Paxil, becomes paranoid, self-harms, stops drug and recovers. GSK provides misleading, wrong information.
Wife was afraid accused would abduct son, court hears — (online.ie)
SSRI Ed note: Man given antidepressants for stomach pain murders his son.
Wife Takes Stand In Hill Case – Jacqueline Hill Testifies To Jurors About Life Prior To Her Husband’s Killing Of Three Dss Caseworkers — (The Augusta Chronicle)
SSRI Ed note: Man in antidepressant withdrawal shoots and kills 3 social service workers and himself. He lives, is sentenced to death and executed.
ACQUAINTANCES FEEL `REAL TRAGEDY’ OF 3 KILLINGS AND SUICIDE IN FAMILY — (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Lives Tangle in Park’s Hidden World — (New York Times)
SSRI Ed note: Troubled teens, one on Zoloft and Loazepam, plan and carry out the brutal, motiveless murder of an older man in Central Park.
Irene Dotson — (1991 FDA Hearings)
SSRI Ed note: Woman takes Prozac, undergoes personality change: is paranoid, withdrawn, suicidal, has nightmares sp bad she cannot sleep, attempts suicide.