Re: Pathologist: 's son on antidepressants

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Here's more:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060920/en_celeb_eo/20060;_ylt=AvQPVMh1NZ1kyViH0z41SaLK.nQA;_ylu=X3oDMTA4dDg2MG9mBHNlYwMxNjk3

Seems like he started having heart problems as soon as he went on Lexapro.

Vornan

>> http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/18/annanicolesmith.son.ap/inde> x.html>

[Guest guest]

I seriously doubt Lexapro KILLED the boy. We're not talking killing sex

drive.....

[Guest guest]

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> I seriously doubt Lexapro KILLED the boy. We're not talking killing sex

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SSRIs are known to increase the risk of GI bleeding by 7 times that of

normal due to its effects on platelet aggregation. In fact, there is

a theory that SSRIs may reduce the risk of a heart attack due to this

blood-thinning effect.

I ended up in the hospital after taking Prozac daily for 2 months. I

was losing blood from somewhere and the gastroenterologist performed

an endoscopy and determined it was gastritis.

SSRIs are included in a list of drugs which are known to prolong the

QT interval in the heart. This can lead to dangerous heart

arrhythmias, especially in people born with " Long QT Syndrome " .

If someone with Long QT Syndrome takes one of those drugs, there is a

chance of developing torsade de pointes (TDS), a potentially fatal

heart arrhythmia. TDS causes sudden death.

The doctors should rule both of those out (upper GI

hemorrhage/bleeding) and long QT syndrome, although ruling out long QT

syndrome will be quite difficult now.

[Guest guest]

Yes, absolutely. This paper was published recently. It's in Swedish so there is no English abstract, but the title alone says it all:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed & cmd=Retrieve & dopt=AbstractPlus & list_uids=16681095 & query_hl=3 & itool=pubmed_docsum

Vornan

> >> > I seriously doubt Lexapro KILLED the boy. We're not talking killing sex> > drive.....> >> > SSRIs are known to increase the risk of GI bleeding by 7 times that of> normal due to its effects on platelet aggregation. In fact, there is> a theory that SSRIs may reduce the risk of a heart attack due to this> blood-thinning effect.> > I ended up in the hospital after taking Prozac daily for 2 months. I> was losing blood from somewhere and the gastroenterologist performed> an endoscopy and determined it was gastritis. > > SSRIs are included in a list of drugs which are known to prolong the> QT interval in the heart. This can lead to dangerous heart> arrhythmias, especially in people born with "Long QT Syndrome".> If someone with Long QT Syndrome takes one of those drugs, there is a> chance of developing torsade de pointes (TDS), a potentially fatal> heart arrhythmia. TDS causes sudden death.> > The doctors should rule both of those out (upper GI> hemorrhage/bleeding) and long QT syndrome, although ruling out long QT> syndrome will be quite difficult now.>

[Guest guest]

I've been on every SSRI sold in America. Let's wait on the final

official word.

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What's your point?

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> I've been on every SSRI sold in America. Let's wait on the final

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[Guest guest]

Okay, now I am freaking out. I'm having chest pains and I just

successfully weaned myself off of Lexapro.

the Dreamer

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His cause of death is UNKNOWN!

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[Guest guest]

- Of course it's unknown. But you were implying that just because

you " have been on every SSRI sold in America " that they are safe from a

cardiac point of view. Not so. Also, regarding " official words " ;

The " official word " is that PSSD does not exist. Think about it.

Vornan

- In SSRIsex , " Vicki " wrote:

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[Guest guest]

SSRIs will never be " officially " blamed for someone's death.

Personally I think it did play a part in 's son's death,

but we'll never know. There are some studies out there that link

SSRIs to an increase risk of death in those with preexisting cardiac

conditions.

I'm glad I know the truth about the dangers (and potential dangers)

of these drugs.

Luther

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