globeandmail.com : Drug heightens suicide risk in seniors, study shows: "Drug heightens suicide risk in seniors, study shows
ANDR PICARD
From Monday's Globe and Mail
There is more damning evidence that a popular class of antidepressants that includes Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft may trigger intense suicidal thoughts in some patients.
New Canadian research shows that the suicide rate among seniors taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors was nearly five times higher than among those who were treated with other forms of antidepressants. That heightened risk lasts for about a month.
The study noted that suicides of a violent nature -- such as using a firearm or jumping from a building -- were especially common during the first month of treatment."
