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What is it with ADHD drugs making kids suicidal? My childhood adventure with Strattera ended after one afternoon when I nearly put my dad's gun in my mouth.
by Causality1 6y ago
What is it with ADHD drugs making kids suicidal? My childhood adventure with Strattera ended after one afternoon when I nearly put my dad's gun in my mouth.
- Centigonal 6y agoI'm sorry that happened to you! I think Strattera is appealing as a treatment because it's not a controlled substance or a stimulant, but you trade off one set of side effects for another. I believe it's SNRIs as a whole (like [1]) that have this side-effect - SSRIs, too. [2] It's especially frustrating because SSRIs and SNRIs are mainly used to treat depression. Some people explain it away as "it gives depressed people the ability to do things before it makes them happier," but I don't buy that. My theory is that suppressing seretonin reuptake just makes some people (especially adolescents) start thinking about killing themselves. [1] https://safestdrug.org/2019/10/11/cymbalta/ https://safestdrug.org/2019/10/11/cymbalta/ [2] https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/mood-disorders/black-box-warning-impacts-ssri-dosing-in-youths/ https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/mood-disorders...