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To: joseffy who wrote (654052)	5/6/2012 10:42:40 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584604

I did. But there is just not proof that "Prozac causes suicide." When you are treating suicidal people and an inordinate number of them commit suicide, you can't just conclude the medication caused it. There can be any number of other causes for it (e.g., the indications for the drug vs. other drugs may be contributing factors). At any rate, the suicide rate amongst Americans has steadily and substantially declined since THE DAY Prozac came on the market in 1988. Perhaps someone will someday be able to show that SSRIs can cause suicide in some limited number of cases; still, it would totally make sense to prescribe it to people who are apt to be suicidal without the drug. If 0.8% of those taking Prozac show an increase in suicidal tendencies, but a vastly larger number show a reduction, you don't just throw the drug out. I would also point out that Prozac was widely prescribed by primary care providers other than psychiatrists. I'm quite sure most Fluoxetine was and still is prescribed by family practice physicians.