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TexasBushwhacker

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29. SSRIs do have a black box warning

Reply to Solly Mack (Reply #20)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 04:28 PM

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In pediatric patients (those under 18) SOME studies have shown increased suicidal behavior, but not all studies. Furthermore, the risk of suicide for untreated major depression is very real and should not be ignored.

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RFK said it's harder to get off SSRIs than to quit heroin [View all] tishaLA Yesterday OP

Ah, no iemanja Yesterday #1

Nonsense! MineralMan Yesterday #2

Agreed. I got off Zoloft without subsequent cravings for it. John1956PA Yesterday #9

Yes, people stop taking SSRIs all the time. MineralMan Yesterday #10

He ought to know about heroin Historic NY Yesterday #3

Getting off of SSRIs Is No Picnic Deep State Witch Yesterday #4

Whoever said he quit heroin? Sneederbunk Yesterday #5

He's has been in AA for over 40 years womanofthehills Yesterday #28

Does he have a medical background to make this claim? 33taw Yesterday #6

LOL, he's just a rich privileged white guy IzzaNuDay Yesterday #32

I've gotten off SSRIs TBA Yesterday #7

He and the rest of the psycho pack are.... Lovie777 Yesterday #8

I've quit cold turkey. Lunabell Yesterday #11

I Never Had A Problem RobinA Yesterday #17

great, now a junkie wanting to govern public health! IzzaNuDay Yesterday #12

Any medicines he does like? Any treatments? Anything at all based in science? Solly Mack Yesterday #13

She was referring to a statement he made womanofthehills Yesterday #19

He was putting down both SSRIs and people who need them. He calls them addicts. Solly Mack Yesterday #20

SSRIs do have a black box warning TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #29

Do you mean publicly or privately? misanthrope Yesterday #21

Exactly right. I agree. Publicly one thing. Privately, another. Solly Mack Yesterday #22

"Any medicines he does like?" Dave Bowman Yesterday #27

He is probably confusing SSRIs with Xanax. John1956PA Yesterday #14

I know some folks had issues tapering off Effexor TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #30

I take an ssri... Mountainguy Yesterday #15

If confirmed he will try to stop Meowmee Yesterday #16

Is he going to "worm" his way out of that one? GreenWave Yesterday #18

Do Republicans really want the welfare of leftyladyfrommo Yesterday #23

Yet another reason he should be kept from public healthcare responsibility. (nt) Paladin Yesterday #24

I think they will come back with medical experts to say that karynnj Yesterday #25

Toast face has spent years talking shit with no pushback Klarkashton Yesterday #26

"Toast face" LOL TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #31

No it isn't. I've gotten off of loads of them because they don't work for me. Crunchy Frog Yesterday #33

Stopping SSRI's cold turkey put me in the ER in college NickB79 18 hrs ago #34

If you've ever seen someone try to come off heroin addiction Sparkly 18 hrs ago #35

Really? It takes 1 weeks to 1 months, depending on the dosage. haele 18 hrs ago #36