[nocturnalman]

I have a fear of trying ssris because of all the fearmongering around these types of medications.Especially the reports about violence because I have harm-ocd thanks to dpdr.Meditiation and all that doesn't work for me, I have been on holidays many times now and had nothing to worry about yet these thoughts never stopped.I haven't tried any ssri yet.Personally I don't believe that ssris cause suicide directly(where in the brain is that switch supposed to be ?) And also I do not believe that they cause homicide, that's probably just a fabrication by defence lawyers.But still it's scary for me to try having harm ocd.So what do you all think about this issue ?

 

[Peter]

You could stay at a mental hospital while trying an SSRI to ensure that if that happens you are safe.

 

[nocturnalman]

You could stay at a mental hospital while trying an SSRI to ensure that if that happens you are safe.

That sounds scary.So there is a possibility ssris can cause this.

 

[Peter]

That sounds scary.So there is a possibility ssris can cause this.

Yes, but it's uncommon.

 

[35467]

They can increase suicidal behavior/risk in children. Likely due to brain development is still in progress. They can also increase impulsivity in some. It is very rare. SSRI is prescribed to many patients just because they have depression-like symptoms. In reality have many not a clinical condition, others have personality disorders while prodrome symptoms of schizophrenia that often to begin with can manifests as negative symptoms or a flat effect. These are not related to depression and SSRI is of no benefit. But, they can be misdiagnosed as such and then the primary condition becomes more symptomatic and you see other kind of behavior related to that condition. SSRIs are not very effective as mono therapy to major depression. They are often combined with other antideressents working on other neurotransmitters.

 

[Chip1021]

Neither psychiatric medications nor “mental illness” cause suicide or homicide. At least, not in the Newtonian sense of the word “cause.” SSRIs do not implant suicidal or homicidal thoughts in your mind. Thoughts are not things that are created by and spew forth from your brain; thought is self-conversation. Just as speech is dialogue (a conversation one has with someone else), thought is autologue (a conversation you have with yourself).

Our thoughts, of course, can be influenced by our structures, which determine the core aspects of our experience. So when a person uses a “mind-altering” drug, both the form and content of your thinking are likely to change with it. SSRIs produce changes in your body, and some of those changes can be associated with suicidal or homicidal thinking. Emotional numbing and akathisia are probably the most notable examples.

The good news is that your thinking does not determine your overt manifest behavior. Having the moral sense not to kill others should be all you need to refrain from homicide. But if you are concerned about that, and don’t mind relinquishing responsibility for yourself, feel free lock yourself in your house or in a mental institution while you are experimenting, assuming they will have you and give you the choice of which drugs to take.