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Could the proliferation of psychotropic drugs play any part in mass shootings?
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<blockquote data-quote="Billybob" data-source="post: 2075121" data-attributes="member: 1294"><p>User Friendly: This massive index of over 4,800 cases [which contains over 100 categories] is now capable of showing singly the 13 most important categories by clicking on the following links:</p><p>Soldier Cases</p><p><strong>School Shootings / Incidents</strong></p><p>Journal Articles</p><p>Workplace Violence</p><p>Celebrity Cases</p><p>Highly Publicized Cases</p><p><strong>Won SSRI Criminal Cases</strong></p><p>Women Teacher Molestations</p><p>Postpartum Cases</p><p><strong>Murder-Suicides</strong></p><p>Murders / Murder Attempts</p><p>Suicides / Suicide Attempts</p><p>Road Rage Cases</p><p> </p><p>Click For Sortable Database of all 4,800+ Media Articles Naming Antidepressants</p><p></p><p>Antidepressants have been recognized as potential inducers of mania and psychosis since their introduction in the 1950s. Klein and Fink1 described psychosis as an adverse effect of the older tricyclic antidepressant imipramine. Since the introduction of Prozac in December, 1987, there has been a massive increase in the number of people taking antidepressants. Preda and Bowers2 reported that over 200,000 people a year in the U.S. enter a hospital with antidepressant-associated mania and/or psychosis. The subsequent harm from this prescribing can be seen in these 4,800+ stories.</p><p></p><p><strong>Before the introduction of Prozac in Dec. 1987, less than one percent of the population in the U.S. was diagnosed with bipolar disorder &#8211; also known as manic depression. Now, with the widespread prescribing of antidepressants, the percent of the population in the United States that is diagnosed with bipolar disorder (swing from depression to mania or vice versa) has risen to 4.4%3 . This is almost one out of every 23 people in the U.S.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>The Physicians' Desk Reference</strong> lists the following <strong>adverse reactions (side effects)</strong> to antidepressants among a host of other physical and neuropsychiatric effects. <strong>None of these adverse reactions (side effects) is listed as Rare. They are all listed as either Frequent or as Infrequent:</strong></p><p></p><p> Manic Reaction (Mania, e.g., Kleptomania, Pyromania, Dipsomania, Nymphomania)</p><p> <strong>Hypomania (e.g., poor judgment, over spending, impulsivity, etc.)</strong></p><p> <strong>Abnormal Thinking</strong></p><p> Hallucinations</p><p> Personality Disorder</p><p> Amnesia</p><p> Agitation</p><p> Psychosis</p><p> Abnormal Dreams</p><p> <strong>Emotional Lability (Or Instability)</strong></p><p> Alcohol Abuse and/or Craving</p><p> <strong>Hostility</strong></p><p> Paranoid Reactions</p><p> Confusion</p><p> Delusions</p><p> Sleep Disorders</p><p> Akathisia (Severe Inner Restlessness)</p><p> Discontinuation (Withdrawal) Syndrome</p><p> <strong>Impulsivity</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://ssristories.com/" target="_blank">http://ssristories.com/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billybob, post: 2075121, member: 1294"] User Friendly: This massive index of over 4,800 cases [which contains over 100 categories] is now capable of showing singly the 13 most important categories by clicking on the following links: Soldier Cases [B]School Shootings / Incidents[/B] Journal Articles Workplace Violence Celebrity Cases Highly Publicized Cases [B]Won SSRI Criminal Cases[/B] Women Teacher Molestations Postpartum Cases [B]Murder-Suicides[/B] Murders / Murder Attempts Suicides / Suicide Attempts Road Rage Cases Click For Sortable Database of all 4,800+ Media Articles Naming Antidepressants Antidepressants have been recognized as potential inducers of mania and psychosis since their introduction in the 1950s. Klein and Fink1 described psychosis as an adverse effect of the older tricyclic antidepressant imipramine. Since the introduction of Prozac in December, 1987, there has been a massive increase in the number of people taking antidepressants. Preda and Bowers2 reported that over 200,000 people a year in the U.S. enter a hospital with antidepressant-associated mania and/or psychosis. The subsequent harm from this prescribing can be seen in these 4,800+ stories. [B]Before the introduction of Prozac in Dec. 1987, less than one percent of the population in the U.S. was diagnosed with bipolar disorder – also known as manic depression. Now, with the widespread prescribing of antidepressants, the percent of the population in the United States that is diagnosed with bipolar disorder (swing from depression to mania or vice versa) has risen to 4.4%3 . This is almost one out of every 23 people in the U.S. [/B] [B]The Physicians' Desk Reference[/B] lists the following [B]adverse reactions (side effects)[/B] to antidepressants among a host of other physical and neuropsychiatric effects. [B]None of these adverse reactions (side effects) is listed as Rare. They are all listed as either Frequent or as Infrequent:[/B] Manic Reaction (Mania, e.g., Kleptomania, Pyromania, Dipsomania, Nymphomania) [B]Hypomania (e.g., poor judgment, over spending, impulsivity, etc.)[/B] [B]Abnormal Thinking[/B] Hallucinations Personality Disorder Amnesia Agitation Psychosis Abnormal Dreams [B]Emotional Lability (Or Instability)[/B] Alcohol Abuse and/or Craving [B]Hostility[/B] Paranoid Reactions Confusion Delusions Sleep Disorders Akathisia (Severe Inner Restlessness) Discontinuation (Withdrawal) Syndrome [B]Impulsivity[/B] [url]http://ssristories.com/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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