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It’s just sad that people died while they were testing this drug out for Lilli. Perhaps if they had been on regular meds they wouldn’t have killed themselves–although I know that’s probably too optimistic. I just wish there was some way to test them out without this happening. In the meantime, I won’t be volunteering for any studies.
]]>It was observed in the UK that SSRI’s increased suicidal behavior in children treated for depressive symptoms, but depression is not an indication for SSRI’s in kids or adolescents- this was simply under investigation. SSRI’s are only indicated for obsessive compulsive type symptoms in children (They don’t kill themselves, they are too busy washing their hands). This person was not an adolescent- on the borderline maybe, but not an adolescent as portrayed.
Obviously to have qualified for this trial the unfortunate patient must have clearly met criteria for Major Depression. This type of trial was a cross-over trial: in the middle of things the type of medicine and placebo are switched, unkown to the patient or observers. This is to quantify placebo effect, which you need to do with psych illness.
Setting aside quality of life issues, suicide is the reason depression is addressed, treated, and monitored. It is sad a depressed person killed themselves, but they do it all the time.
Are we glad this drug was in testing before it was unleashed?
You want your drugs safe or cheap?