RE: U.S. FDA urges caution over antidepressant use - Carol

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

I think that it is definitely the type of med that a dr should keep careful tabs

on. When I took

Prozac about ten years ago, I experienced what my dr called " Prozac Burnout " . I

was not doing well

and was crying all of the time. I felt worse than I had before I began to take

it. Fortunately,

after several months of this going on, I realized that it had to be the

medicine. I wish that the

dr had cautioned me in the beginning so I wouldn't have had those 3 horrible

months. Hugs to you,

my friend. Iris

--- Carol <carol@...> wrote:

> How concerned should we be about this?

>

> Love to all,

> Carol in FL

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> [ ] U.S. FDA urges caution over antidepressant use

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> U.S. FDA urges caution over antidepressant use

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> Last Updated: 2004-03-22 12:50:51 -0400 (Reuters Health)

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> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patients taking antidepressants, including

> children and teenagers, should be closely monitored for signs of

> worsening depression and suicidal thoughts, U.S. health authorities said

> on Monday.

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> The warning comes after a panel of experts last month called on the U.S.

> Food and Drug Administration to issue stronger warnings about the

> possible risks of suicidal behavior among children and teenagers taking

> antidepressant drugs.

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> U.S. health officials are studying whether antidepressants can make

> children and teenagers suicide-prone but have not yet reached a

> conclusion.

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> " It is not yet clear whether antidepressants contribute to the emergence

> of suicidal thinking and behavior, " the FDA said in a statement.

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> Questions about a possible link with suicidal behavior arose last year

> when regulators were reviewing clinical trials of children who took

> GlaxoKline Plc's Paxil.

>

> The other antidepressants the FDA is evaluating include Forest

> Laboratories Inc.'s Celexa, Solvay's Luvox, Akzo Nobel's Remeron,

> Bristol-Myers Squibb's Serzone, Pfizer's Zoloft, Eli Lilly and Co.'s

> Prozac, and Wyeth's Effexor.

>

> Only Prozac, sold generically as fluoxetine, is approved for treating

> pediatric depression.

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> The FDA advised patients and doctors watch for signs of hostility,

> anxiety, insomnia and other behaviors that could signal worsening

> depression and suicidal thoughts.

>

> The agency asked manufacturers to change the labels of 10 drugs to

> include stronger warnings about patient monitoring.

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> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

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