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The Violent Side Effects of Antidepressants that Many Ignore

Antidepressants  have a well-established history of causing violent side effects, including suicide and homicide.  

Once again, antidepressants have been linked to an episode of horrific violence. The New York Times reports that Aaron Alexis, who allegedly shot 12 people to death at a Navy facility in Washington, DC, earlier this week, received a prescription for the antidepressant trazodone in August

Reports that 90% of school shootings were caused by someone who was either taking or had recently stopped taking SSRI’s are few and far between, but they exist. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, for example, on CNN did take some time to point out that over a 7 year period there were 11,000 incidents of violence linked to SSRI’s, but this is just one report from the mainstream media, most information linking SSRI’s to violent tragic outbursts are on the fringe of journalistic endeavors,

Antidepressants are not the only type of drugs associated with violent, homicidal behavior, but they are among the most common suspects. A study10 by the Institute of Safe Medication Practices published in 2010 identified no less than 31 commonly-prescribed drugs that are disproportionately associated with cases of violent acts. Topping the list is the quit-smoking drug Chantix, followed by Prozac and Paxil, and drugs used to treat ADHD.

Below are two web sites that can give you more information and let you check the risk of particular pharmsceuticals
https://www.rxisk.org/Research/Research.aspx
http://ssristories.com/

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