Full Disclosure: I'm a gun owner and a pharmacist...as if ArmedRPh didn't give it away.
So like the anti-2A people who are looking for a commonality (i.e. they had an "assault rifle"), articles like this are selecting out a single data point (SSRIs) and making or at least leading to causality. I'll take the implied link of SSRIs and violence one step farther and say that all the people on this list also had a mental disorder (or were misdiagnosed with one). All posts like this do it vilify something else instead of the gun and play the same game the anti-2A people are playing.
What's the point? If someone is on an SSRI do we take their guns away? How about we do it if they have EVER been on them (parents divorce back when I was a teen caused me some trouble for a time but I'm better 20 years later OR had some anxiety issues due to a divorce so doc prescribed me something to calm my nerves OR a vet came back from The Suck with a touch of PTSD, he's now treated and back to baseline). Should all of these examples lead to a no-go for guns in the future? Who makes the decision? How is it tracked?
I'm not going after the OP, but this nation wide circle-jerk of the blame game really needs to stop so that the calmer heads can come up with a feasible, logical and fair solution.
Rant off.
Full Disclosure: I'm a gun owner and a pharmacist...as if ArmedRPh didn't give it away.
So like the anti-2A people who are looking for a commonality (i.e. they had an "assault rifle"), articles like this are selecting out a single data point (SSRIs) and making or at least leading to causality. I'll take the implied link of SSRIs and violence one step farther and say that all the people on this list also had a mental disorder (or were misdiagnosed with one). All posts like this do it vilify something else instead of the gun and play the same game the anti-2A people are playing.
What's the point? If someone is on an SSRI do we take their guns away? How about we do it if they have EVER been on them (parents divorce back when I was a teen caused me some trouble for a time but I'm better 20 years later OR had some anxiety issues due to a divorce so doc prescribed me something to calm my nerves OR a vet came back from The Suck with a touch of PTSD, he's now treated and back to baseline). Should all of these examples lead to a no-go for guns in the future? Who makes the decision? How is it tracked?
I'm not going after the OP, but this nation wide circle-jerk of the blame game really needs to stop so that the calmer heads can come up with a feasible, logical and fair solution.
Rant off.
The point is that guns existed before all this stuff, but the school shootings didn't start until almost immediately after Prozac was approved for teenagers.
And, as above, millions of people on anti-depressants that never shoot anyone. Blame on the drug (properly used)is probably misplaced.
Finally, every drug has side effects that are experienced only by a few. Do we take away a drug class that benefits millions to prevent the occasional reaction--even if I believed these shootings were caused by the drugs and not coincidental to persons with mental illness doing something crazy... I would have to ask is that is a wise decision. That would be like say, taking guns away from millions of people that they help and that use them responsibly to prevent the occasional tragedy....
The point is that guns existed before all this stuff, but the mass school shootings didn't start until almost immediately after Prozac was approved for teenagers.
Wow, people with severe mental and emotional problems are prescribed psych drugs.....who knew?
You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start taking an antidepressant, especially if you are younger than 24 years old. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment with Prozac.
Report any new or worsening symptoms to your doctor, such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.