Orlando shooter was body builder, reportedly bipolar — (Macleans)Sunday, June 12th, 2016SSRI Ed note: Man, history of violence, steroid user,"bipolar", worried he is psychotic, researches psych meds 3 weeks before shooting 103 at Orlando nightclub, killing 50.
Stittsville woman dies from injuries — (The Ottawa Citizen)Monday, May 9th, 2016SSRI Ed note: Man takes antidepressants, marriage deteriorates, is abusive and suicidal, separation agreed, fatally beats wife with baseball bat then hangs himself.
An Ex-Marine Killed Two People in Cold Blood. Should His PTSD Keep Him From Death Row? — (Mother Jones)Monday, May 2nd, 2016SSRI Ed note: Former marine on antidepressants feels like he is in a game (detachment), shoots, kills estranged girlfriend and her brother, calls 911. PTSD blamed.
Maui man appears in court for allegedly killing estranged wife — (KHON 2)Thursday, April 21st, 2016SSRI Ed note: Man takes Ambien, stabs and kills former girlfriend, stabs 2 others, does not remember anything after taking the meds.
Pianist’s wife accused of killing daughters struggled with mental illness — (stuff.co.nz)Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016SSRI Ed note: Mom given Zoloft, anti-anxiety drugs for sleep trouble kills her children, tries to stab herself to death, doesn't remember. Mental illness blamed.
Junior doctor committed suicide fearing his health would stop him from ‘being the best’ — (Metro U.K.)Thursday, March 17th, 2016SSRI Ed note: Young doctor is treated for depression after losing a relationship and failing an exam, a few years later when all is well he kills himself by overdose.
Boy, five, is shot dead by his mother in murder-suicide despite his father’s attempt to get a restraining order against his ‘mentally ill’ ex-wife — (The Daily Mail)Friday, March 11th, 2016SSRI Ed note: "Kind, loving, dedicated" mom is diagnosed, medicated, loses marriage, is irritable, paranoid, suicidal in withdrawal, kills self and beloved son, 5.
Citalopram is the Divorce Drug — (SurvivingAntidepressants.org)Friday, February 26th, 2016SSRI Ed note: Citalopram transforms woman, she become selfish, reckless and and uncaring, couple divorces.
Nicolla Rushton tragedy: Daughter told her ‘mummy is brightest star in the sky’— (The Birmingham Mail)Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016SSRI Ed note: Depressed single mom taking "lots of medication and tablets" found dead by 3-year-old daughter.
Depression battle for man found dead in churchyard — (The Daily Echo)Saturday, January 16th, 2016SSRI Ed note: Popular man, 22, distraught over break-up, takes antidepressants, dies by suicide.
Lush reunited: ‘We were seen as a band who’d turn up to the opening of a packet of crisps’ — (The Guardian)Thursday, December 3rd, 2015SSRI Ed note: LUSH drummer worries about turning 30, breakup with girlfriend, takes Prozac, kills himself. Nobody "saw it coming".
Renowned doctor rules Castle Rock teen’s death homicide, not suicide — (kdvr FOX 31 Denver)Thursday, November 12th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Teen who ran out of antidepressant dies by suicide (hanging) nobody believes she would do this. Article title misleading.
Nigel Henderson stabbed wife Stacey Henderson to death in Chepstow after she began divorce proceedings, inquest hears — (South Wales Argus)Wednesday, November 11th, 2015SSRI Ed note: "Depressive" with history of suicide attempts by overdose stabs and kills his wife and himself when she tells him she wants a divorce.
Nicholas Luerkens first-degree murder trial: Cedar Rapids man charged in former girlfriend’s stabbing death at Marion Hy-Vee — (The Gazette)Thursday, November 5th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man distressed at break-up with girlfriend gets worse on antidepressant, stalks her and stabs her to death.
Tragic fashion student took her own life just a month after her ex killed himself — (The Daily Mail)Wednesday, November 4th, 2015SSRI Ed note: GP prescribes anti-psychotics (!) and anti-depressants to talented young woman, 21, for depression, she reacts to boyfriend's suicide by killing herself.
‘Bright and intelligent’ teacher who ‘struggled with insomnia and depression’ found hanged in park — (The Mirror)Friday, October 9th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Teacher who has problems with sleep and addiction to prescription meds dies by suicide.
A Mother Killed Her Own Child And Dumped Her. But Its Not Totally Her Fault! — (Rise for India)Wednesday, October 7th, 2015SSRI Ed note: New mother being treated for depression since birth of second daughter kills her baby and dumps her in water sump.
EXCLUSIVE: Death of country music star Eddie Montgomery’s son linked to overdose, as mom admits he was depressed after splitting with his fiancée but had recently passed a drug test — (Daily Mail)Wednesday, September 30th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Antidepressants do not count as drugs, according to Hunter's mother, Tracy Nunan, a nurse.
St. Paul’s negligent in man’s attempted suicide — (24 Hours Vancouver)Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man on antidepressants drinks, taken to hospital for threatening suicide, not monitored, attempts to die by hanging, permanent damage, wins lawsuit.
Paul Darren Mulvihill appealing conviction and sentence for domestic violence murder of Rachelle Yeo — (The Sydney Morning Herald)Sunday, August 16th, 2015SSRI Ed note: GP prescribes antidepressants to man stressed over break-up with wife. A month later he brutally stabs her to death. No mention of meds in news article.
Louisiana Gunman’s History Shows Record of Mental Health Issues – Three people were killed, including the alleged shooter; nine others wounded — (Wall Street Journal)Friday, July 24th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man who takes antidepressant intermittently, has a record of rage incidents, shoots and kills 2 and injures 9.
Southampton mother pleads guilty to killing son, 5, in car blaze, court hears — (Hampshire Chronicle)Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015SSRI Ed note: Mom on Zoloft acts bizarre, goes missing, attempts murder-suicide by burning her 5-yr-old son and herself in a car. Survives, pleads guilty, committed.
Tracy Anstice murder: No evidence of husband’s violence, report says — (BBC News)Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man is prescribed citalopram to deal with upset over break-up with wife. He deteriorates, murders her after 2 months on the drug. Role of med not explored.
East Haven mom charged with killing her children leaves note about final moments — (FOX CT)Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
Elswick couple allegedly murdered by son Martin Ruddy, court hears — (The Chronicle)Monday, June 8th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man, 28, goes on antidepressant drugs, within weeks of starting murders his parents - strangles his mom, stabs his dad.
Killer dad Edward Livingstone was a ‘sex addict’ — (Stuff NZ)Thursday, April 23rd, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man on antideressants, z drug drinks, is abusive, insensitive, suicidal and violent thoughts, kills himself and 2 kids of his ex-wife.
Coroner’s probe: Why did Dunedin father Edward Livingstone kill his children? — (OTAGO DAILY TIMES)Tuesday, April 21st, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man on Celexa, Lexapro & sleep aid has strange dreams, assaults wife, is psychotic, knows meds are cause, stops them, kills family and self. Meds not blamed.
8 Women Share What Happened When Antidepressants Killed Their Sex Drive — (The Huffington Post)Wednesday, April 15th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Physician urges women to stay on SSRIs despite killing their sex drive. Invokes myth that takers are happier, ignores the many serious SSRI negative effects.
Depression, sex abuse claims drove man to suicide-by-cop, friends and family say — (The Oregonian)Saturday, April 11th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man starts antidepressants after relationship break-up, becomes obsessed with suicide, makes numerous attempts, finally gets police to shoot him.
Mother-of-four died protecting her children from her knife-wielding ex-husband — (The Mirror)Sunday, April 5th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man in antidepressant withdrawal stalks wife with knife after she evicts him, attacks her daughter and a customer, kills wife.
Husband strangled wife then hanged himself after she asked for divorce — (The Mirror)Friday, March 20th, 2015
Amanda Tucker inquest: Heartbroken Tilehurst wife killed herself after husband’s death from cancer — (Reading and Berkshire News)Wednesday, March 18th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Woman prescribed Lexapro for postpartum depression drinks alcohol, takes hydocodone, dies.
Pathologist testifies at Patricia Hennessey, Nash Campbell inquest — (CBC News)Monday, March 9th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Woman on antidepressants and neuroleptic meds loses custody of her 4-yr-old son Nash, kills him and herself the night before she is to hand him over.
Military will publish response to suicide probe — (Toronto Star)Saturday, March 7th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Soldier on Venlafaxine/Effexor, gabapentin, Quetiapine, Zopiclone + olanzapine changes, dies by suicide. Cdn Military conducts probe, misses obvious cause.
‘My dad did it’: Boy’s tragic words as he lay dying following deliberate inferno — (The Mirror)Wednesday, March 4th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Man feels suicidal after marriage fails, GP prescribes antidepressants. 3 months later man kills his sons and himself in a house fire. ADs never suspected.
VA responsible for vet’s suicide — (Military Times)Sunday, January 18th, 2015SSRI Ed note: Veterans Affairs continues to use combinations of SSRIs and neuroleptics to treat PTSD despite the many suicides that result.
Pennsylvania ex-Marine shot ex-wife, ‘chopped’ her family, poisoned himself: autopsies — (New York Daily News)Wednesday, December 24th, 2014SSRI Ed note: Man on Trazodone, Risperidone and other medication, in custody dispute, kills ex-wife, 5 of her relatives and himself.
Mental health care system failed ‘low-risk’ suicide mother of two — (The Gloucestershire Review)Thursday, December 11th, 2014SSRI Ed note: Woman prescribed Prozac (fluoxetine) becomes suicidal, dies by suicide. Psychiatrist denies med a factor.
Man found with ‘killing kit’ after murdering ex-partner in jealous rage jailed for 22 years — (The Mirror)Wednesday, December 10th, 2014SSRI Ed note: Man on Remeron and possibly Effexor collects a killing kit and murders his wife, who is planning to leave him. Gets prison for min 22 yrs.
Surviving daughter in Port Orange family shooting wakes from coma — (Daytona Beach News-Journal)Friday, November 14th, 2014
Family devastated by son’s suicide in Farmington jail — (St.Louis Post-Dispatch)Saturday, November 8th, 2014SSRI Ed note: Man going on and off meds gets worse and worse, gets into trouble, dies by suicide.
Terry Bradshaw: Interview with Scott Ross — (CBN.com)Thursday, September 11th, 2014SSRI Ed note: Football player diagnosed and medicated for ADD is diagnosed with serious depression, and treated for that, does not cope, has 3 marriages.
Charleville tragedy: Family and friends gather for removal of twins (9) and older brother — (Sunday Independent)Sunday, September 7th, 2014SSRI Ed note: Adopted eldest son "on a lot of medication for his mental health" violently stabs his younger twin siblings to death and kills himself, no motive or warning.
Pensioner killed fifth wife then hanged himself because he couldn’t face another divorce — (The Mirror)Wednesday, August 27th, 2014SSRI Ed note: Man married 30 yrs, upset re: impending divorce, feels mildly suicidal, sees doc, gets Prozac, a month later kills wife and self. BBC does not mention med.
Holzer Officially Charged with Murders, Appears in Court — (Santa Barbara Independent)Thursday, August 14th, 2014SSRI Ed note: Man on undisclosed psychiatric medication fatally stabs his parents, sons, and family dog. Previously diagnosed with depression.
Knife edge: The strange death of Jenny Lee Cook — (Sydney Morning Herald)Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
Man sentenced to 46 years for killing girlfriend — (The News-Gazette)Wednesday, June 18th, 2014SSRI Ed note: Chinese doctoral student with no history of violence takes antidepressants, plans, carries out torture death of former girlfriend. Totally out of character.
Police: Arson suspect upset he had to move out — (The Columbian)Monday, June 16th, 2014
Making sense of a murder-suicide: A family story — (Indy Star)Saturday, June 7th, 2014SSRI Ed note: "Good" man, loving husband with jealous streak and quick temper takes antidepressants, murders wide and self.
Pilot's MH370 'copycat' flight — (stuff.co.nz)Saturday, April 5th, 2014
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