Reply #39: I don't think we are really disagreeing [View All]

[daleo]

Essentially, it is over-prescription I am concerned with as well.

Granted, shyness can be crippling, but his problem was not anything like your friend's. He shared an apartment with his girlfriend, he had completed university, he had a part-time job, and he was studying full-time. The suicide came completely out of the blue (no attempts, no known history of suicidal thoughts), as is often the case with the SSRI related suicides.

The risk needs to be considered in light of the benefits - in many cases (such as your's I presume) the benefits outweigh the risks. In many other cases, that doesn't seem to be the case. Doctors and drug companies have perhaps become a little too cavalier about these powerful drugs. There is a lot of money at stake.