Great question! I have asked this question of many people--science,
medical, and disability rights people and haven't received a coherent
answer yet.
How can research prove that Prozac, or any other psycho-tropic drug,
causes suicide? if you are taking prozac to begin with, its because you
have depression, OCD, etc. People who have depression may already have
suicidal thoughts, or made past attempts, which is why they sought our
psychiatric help in the first place. Whether or not a drug causes such
adverse effects is hard to pin down because we do n't have clones of the
subjects that will ultimately prove it was the drug versus the depression.
Today's society is obsessed with disproving the efficacy of psycho-tropic
drugs. As researchers, we must look past the cultural trends that fear
psycho-tropic drugs. Yes, we must exercise caution when considering any
pharmaceutical interventions but let's not discount the positive effects
Prozac has had on millions of people. I wonder how many lives it has
saved?
Heather
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