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Suicidal ideation is one symptom of depression, but so is demotivation and lack of energy. It's well understood that this depression-induced demotivation is a k
by pdpi 7y ago
Suicidal ideation is one symptom of depression, but so is demotivation and lack of energy. It's well understood that this depression-induced demotivation is a key factor in keeping depressive people from acting on their suicidal thoughts.
It naturally follows that there is a risk factor with starting on antidepressants — because antidepressants might work for you in a way that helps you with your motivation issues before they do anything about your suicidal thoughts, you are at a heightened suicide risk immediately after starting on antidepressants.
It could very well be the case that this is the exact opposite effect — on discontinuation, you could have the suicidal ideation symptoms come back before demotivation does.
- rjkennedy98 7y ago> It's well understood that this depression-induced demotivation is a key factor in keeping depressive people from acting on their suicidal thoughts. First of all, NOTHING is well understood in psychiatry. We are talking about drugs that get approved on a sliver of evidence (if any) on trails being run by some of the most corrupt organizations on the planet. No one understands how or why any anti-depressant works. And saying any of these drugs creates less "demotivation" isn't documented at all. That being said, we can clearly say anti-depressants (specifically SSRIs) can and do cause suicidal ideation. Yes, suicidal ideation is symptom of depression, but when you give these drugs for non-depression cause such as OCD it still causes suicidal thinking. There is a reason for black box warning on many anti-depressants (and its not because of changes in demotivation).