Comments on: UK To Pharma: Update Antidepressant Warnings

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:10:01 +0000

Youth have a high suicidal rate already, yet no mention has been made of the impact and risks associated with teens or other youth? It matters to me when a Grandson is taking one of the medicines

By: Barb in Houston TX

Barb in Houston TX — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:41:13 +0000

LYRICA by PFIZER (as adjunct therapy fo epilepsy)
On or about Jan 25th prior to going for a walk, I alerted our doorman to call me on my cell phone if I did not return in 30 minutes. (I feared I would step in front of a car…a thought that consumes me)
On or about Jan 28th I sent an email to my family telling them if they ever get epilepsy to just f*****g slit their throat.
I stayed in bed…did not go out…just bloody images in my mind of me with a slit throat or crushed by a car.
Jan 30th…Dr Visit…I tell him I have found out from Medicare that LYRICA is a controlled substance and I want off. He says ok. I can’t stop crying in his office. I never mention the feelings of suicide. I did not associate it with LYRICA. I had never had suicidal feelings or behavior before. I had only been on full dosage of LYRICA for a few weeks when the very rapid decent began.
I am slowly tapering off LYRICA…some withdrawal symptoms.
Feb 5th…FDA issues a warning on anticonvulsants that their is an increase risk of suicidal behavior. FDA will try to persuade drug mfgs.in USA to add a “black box” warning to it’s consumer inserts.
How cose did I come to death?

By: Truthman

Truthman — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:47:29 +0000

I don’t think people ever did accept homicidal and suicidal thoughts as acceptable side effects of SSRI’s…

It’s the manufacturors faliure to warn if these side effects which is the most unacceptable part if this equation..

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:46:06 +0000

It is a strange idea to me that people accept suidical and homicidal side effects as acceptable…