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Prozac: Suicides
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Prozac has been persistently dogged by claims that it can trigger suicide - not just in depressives but ... in healthy volunteers. Some SSRI users have reported agitation and an inability to keep still, a preoccupation with violent, self-destructive fantasies and a feeling that 'death would be welcome'. In Germany, Prozac was initially refused a licence after trials resulted in 16 attempted suicides, two of which were successful.
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Based on documents recently obtained by FREEDOM under the Freedom of Information Act, as of September 16, 1993, 28,623 reports of adverse reactions to Prozac had been received by the FDA. These included such effects as delirium, hallucinations, convulsions, violent hostility, aggression, psychosis, 1,885 suicide attempts and 1,734 deaths - 1,089 by suicide.
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Prozac is approved for use in pediatric patients with MDD and OCD (see BOX WARNING and WARNINGS, Clinical Worsening and Suicide Risk). Anyone considering the use of Prozac in a child or adolescent must balance the potential risks with the clinical need.
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Reports emerged that some patients felt more suicidal on Prozac. Lawyers began to defend murder suspects by saying that whatever they did, it was under the influence of a drug -- Prozac. There was a backlash to the use of the drug, followed by a smaller backlash to the backlash, until Prozac left the front pages and returned to the pharmacist's formulary. Still, it had opened a new window on an old question about personality and mental health -- how much of it is biological, and how much experiential?
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Medical experts have established a positive link between Prozac use and the increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children. In response, the FDA requires Prozac labeling to carry a black box warning (the strictest warning possible) to inform consumers about this serious Prozac risk. Prozac has ... been linked to a variety of other rare, but serious side effects.
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