Ironically, this happens because the medicine is working. FTA: > When a person’s depression starts to lift, he or she may feel less hopeless and helpless. Tha

Ironically, this happens because the medicine is working. FTA: > When a person’s depression starts to lift, he or she may feel less hopeless and helpless. That sounds like an improvement, but when people feel less helpless but still feel depressed, they may think about suicide as a way out, whereas before they were too immobilized to make a suicide plan. For that reason, a decrease in the symptoms of depression can increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or actions.