SSRI

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Start1985
Interest of• Peter Breggin
• Eli Lilly
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Johnson & Johnson
• Pfizer
A class of drugs licensed to treat depression, increasingly used also for other health concerns.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a type of pharmaceutical which affects neurotransmitters (i.e. brain chemistry). They are widely prescribed, in USA specially, to treat depression. Popular brand names include Prozac.

Usage

In USA, SSRIs are increasingly prescribed for a range of health concerns. Perhaps 25-60% of SSRIs prescriptions are for drug dependence, "ADHD", Anxiety disorders, Autism (in children), Bipolar disorder, Eating disorders, Fibromyalgia, Neuropathic pain, Obsessive-compulsive disorder and Premenstrual dysphoric disorder. They clinical affect of other health conditions is a subject of ongoing research.[1]

Violence

SSRIs have a complex and not well understood impact on people, with a wide range of responses. SSRI use is correlated with rate of convicted of offences from assault to murder[2][3] as well as with suicide.[4] A lot of circumstantial evidence connects cases of gun violence, especially school shootings, to SSRI use.[5]

Many mass shooters have taken SSRIs.[6]

 

An example

Page nameDescription
FluvoxamineAn antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It may be of use in treating long Covid.

 

Related Quotation

PageQuoteAuthorDate
David McGowan“If ignorance is truly bliss, then why do so many Americans need Prozac?”David McGowan2000
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