Posted by Interject79 on December 19, 2003, at 16:59:04
In reply to Re: UK Has Banned Medication for Depressed Children?, posted by KarmaFairy on December 18, 2003, at 22:38:23
It looks like they're allowing Prozac but not others if the report is right. This probably has to do with discontinuation syndrome, which I suspect is responsible for many suicides by itself.
This is a really good discussion I think, and important to have. I'd come down in favor of banning for children honsetly, if Prozac is to be allowed still. Psychiatrists do valuable work, that's for sure, as do psychologists and counselors. But SSRIs have some very nasty side effects, many of which are likely not officially 'recognized'. Most of the people I know who've been treated with them (self included) remain depressed, obsessive, anxious, etc. And all (except two who've used Prozac) experienced near life-changing/threatening withdrawal symptoms. Suicide is a very understandable fear, though. One hopes other venues will be pursued. Other medications, interventions exist and perhaps they should be moved up the candidate list.
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