Zoloft Might Be Cause of Suicide

The SSRI Zoloft has been linked with suicide, suicidal ideation and violence in children and teenagers. Zoloft is one of the more popular medications prescribed for major depressive disorder, which is a persistently low mood which interferes with everyday living. Symptoms frequently include loss of interest in your normal activities, disturbed sleep, changes in appetite, constant fidgeting or lethargic movement, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and difficulty thinking and concentrating. Zoloft may also be prescribed for a form of depression which has been referred to as premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

In the past decade or so, Zoloft has also been found to be effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder, which has symptoms that include unwanted thoughts that won't go away and an irresistible urge to keep repeating certain actions, such as handwashing or counting. Zoloft has also been prescribed for the treatment of panic disorder, and for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Zoloft is an antidepressant from the medication family referred to as selective serotonin uptake inhibitors. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter believed to regulate mood. Ordinarily, serotonin is quickly reabsorbed after its release back up into the releasing neuron (nerve cell). Zoloft, and other medications of this class block the process of "reuptake", therefore allowing an increased level of serotonin to be absorbed by the receiving neurons.

Some of the patients who have suffered an akathisia reaction have been driven to horrible deeds. Matthew Miller was a 13-year-old who committed suicide less than a week after starting to take Zoloft.

An Article About Zoloft Suicide

Date: 11-04-04 Article: Death of Our Daughter Due to Zoloft
Author: Alan Kennedy
About the Author: Mr. Kennedy is the father of a young women you committed suicide as a result of taking the prescription mediction Zoloft.
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Website: www.ktksound.com/kate.htm

Death of Our Daughter Due to Zoloft

My daughter was given Zoloft on the first 1/2 hour appointment with a therapist to discuss her anxiety over a relationship.

She was 16 years old, and immediately began to have horrible nightmares and become very disturbed on the drug. She was hospitalized voluntarily because she did not feel safe. In the hospital, her doze was increased from 25mg to 150mg, she hung herself 3 days after her release.

The FDA cover-up of suicidal evidence in clinical trials of SSRIs amounts to a weapon of mass destruction. Although these drugs may help many people, there is no regard for the population that does not tolerate them. We were never told of any problem with these drugs whatsoever. Hopefully that much has changed now with the Black Box warnings.

As parents we thought the drug was helping a problem that our daughter had developed, when in fact the drug was the problem. It all happened so fast, and now there is nothing we can do except hope it doesn't happen to more people.

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