If a medication is supposed to help cure your depression, then wouldn't giving you more suicidal thoughts be a dangerous side effect to have with depression? Why do depression meds do this?
2007-03-17 06:22:45 · 4 answers · asked by George 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
I don't think it's fully understood yet, but it's being studied.
2007-03-17 06:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by John's Secret Identity™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it has positive effects 85% of the time and those effects 2% or less of the time, it's a pretty good bet. Each individual has to decide whether the risk is worse than no treatment at all, and most think it is. I didn't just pull those numbers out of a hat, either. That's about the real breakdown.
2016-03-29 02:45:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that they actually do. When a person finally goes for medication, he is very depressed and possibly suicidal. When he actually starts the medicine, it does nothing for him. He doesn't give it 2 weeks to start working, thinking that he will feel no better.
2007-03-17 06:46:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you take a medication for depression, it gives you more suicidal thoughts because you are self conscious about having to take a pill to help you with depression, which makes you feel stupid and helpless. Then you want to end those feelings...
2007-03-17 06:27:14 · answer #4 · answered by CBlackfire 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋