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Posted on 9/9/25 at 11:43 am to NC_Tigah
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If a person shows up in a US doctors office complaining of depression, and little aside from counselling is done, then if the person commits suicide (for whatever reason), in the US medmal system an ambulance chaser will ring the register.
Yet when someone who is prescribed SSRIs commits a violent act, nothing happens to the Dr or Pharma Inc when a retard can draw a straight line in crayon between SSRI prescription and an increase in violent behavior. Especially if "treatment" is discontinued by the patient.
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Are SSRIs overprescribed? Perhaps
There is no "perhaps."
1 in 4 women use them.
1 in 10 men.
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 11:49 am
Posted on 9/9/25 at 11:49 am to NC_Tigah
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That is categorically false. For major depression, the kind of disease indicative of the neurochemical imbalance SSRIs are designed to address, SSRIs certainly outperform placebo and can be life savers. For transient or situational depression, which they are not suited for, they are unhelpful.
Meta Analysis - "SSRIs might have statistically significant effects on depressive symptoms, but all trials were at high risk of bias and the clinical significance seems questionable. SSRIs significantly increase the risk of both serious and non-serious adverse events. The potential small beneficial effects seem to be outweighed by harmful effects."
SSRIs vs Placebo meta analysis
Posted on 9/9/25 at 11:52 am to The Pirate King
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there's hundreds of thousands if not millions of Americans on them that are just fine.
This isn't factual. It's actually unknowable. They could be ticking time bombs for all we know.
But the point isn't how many people on SSRIs feel "fine."
The point is what is the percentage of people who commit violent acts are on them? And what if any correlation is there?
Posted on 9/9/25 at 11:53 am to Tmo Sabe
Just get out and walk for 45 minutes after dinner....just walk....o do it with your spouse maybe talk while you do it, you might find getting out improves your mood.
Look there's a place for antidepressants and SSRI 's. But no doubt they are overprescribed
Look there's a place for antidepressants and SSRI 's. But no doubt they are overprescribed
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:03 pm to TigerDoc
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Medicine often proves a treatment works before it fully understands why
It also is prescribed as treatment before the side effects can be known.
Pharma unfurled oxycontin on people knowing it was the most addictive substance in the world, and we still don't fully understand long term effects of prolonged narcotic use.
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It’s how science moves forward: observe effect --> use it responsibly --> work to explain the biology.
And if some people are destroyed along the way because we couldn't wait to properly study the treatment and understand the effects because we needed ROI to give to our shareholders, so be it.
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:03 pm to Gideon Swashbuckler
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The point is what is the percentage of people who commit violent acts are on them? And what if any correlation is there?
I can promise you with 100% certainty that gangbangers committing most of the violent crime in America ain't taking no SSRI medication.
If you're talking about the fraction of a percent of violent crime that is random mass shootings, I'd say it's highly likely that very disturbed individuals have been on SSRI at some point in their lives. Doesn't mean anything on a broader scale.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:04 pm to Timeoday
A bunch of vaxxed and boosted medical professionals are posturing up bigly in this thread.
That’s how you know they are smart and Carlson is dumb.
That’s how you know they are smart and Carlson is dumb.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:09 pm to Timeoday
This is an example of the power social media influencers have to move the microscope from issue to issue.
Sometimes focusing on these issues can be good. Sometimes it zooms in so far that the big picture can’t be seen.
These drugs have been around for decades. The disorders have been around for decades. The ability to get the world’s attention overnight has not.
Medicine and psychology are extremely complicated separately. Combining them only compounds that complexity.
Tucker has been a great journalist and has done a lot in his career. If he wants to offer an opinion on SSRIs, he’s certainly welcome to do so. He might bring to light things that I might ask my doc about, but I wouldn’t let him give me direct medical advice, though.
Sometimes focusing on these issues can be good. Sometimes it zooms in so far that the big picture can’t be seen.
These drugs have been around for decades. The disorders have been around for decades. The ability to get the world’s attention overnight has not.
Medicine and psychology are extremely complicated separately. Combining them only compounds that complexity.
Tucker has been a great journalist and has done a lot in his career. If he wants to offer an opinion on SSRIs, he’s certainly welcome to do so. He might bring to light things that I might ask my doc about, but I wouldn’t let him give me direct medical advice, though.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:22 pm to the808bass
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Science.
I thought it was called Fauci. Anthony is gonna be pissed!! Personally, as a pureblood, I will stick with my methylene blue, ivermectin, and sugar free tonic water.
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:29 pm to Go_Dawgs
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All the knowledge at our fingertips and people continue to devolve into idiots online.
Do you work for Fauci?
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:32 pm to Gideon Swashbuckler
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when a retard can draw a straight line in crayon between SSRI prescription and an increase in violent behavior.
Does this retard also know what the word “confounder” means?
Posted on 9/9/25 at 1:24 pm to NC_Tigah
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If a person shows up in a US doctors office complaining of depression, and little aside from counselling is done, then if the person commits suicide (for whatever reason), in the US medmal system an ambulance chaser will ring the register.
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Combine that with a regime of OBLIGATORY targeted depression-related questions required by medicare for every patient, whether or not they remotely appear depressed, and you have a set up for overprescription.
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Every medical intervention, even an aspirin, comes with risk. So overprescription of anything can be problematic.
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But the categorical SSRI-OMG!-OMG! hysteria is unwarranted.
NCT - I'm not following how the first three points you argue lead to the conclusion you draw.
Honest question here - do you believe SSRIs as used/prescribed in the US do substantially more good than harm? And is there a legit scientific basis for your conclusion, or are you going by intuition?
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 9/9/25 at 1:38 pm to NC_Tigah
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NC_Tigah
What a clown answer...you literally said nothing. Severe depression, sure.
Whats wierd is liberal morons that simply refuse to agree with a very very logical position, just because they know the speaker is conservative
Posted on 9/9/25 at 1:42 pm to NC_Tigah
SSRIs can improve people’s lives. Like any medication they can be misused or incorrectly prescribed. You can’t really
generalize about their efficacy or danger.
It’s sort of like ADHD medication. It can
can be a huge aid for many people, but it’ became popular to claim ADHD was over-diagnosed a few years ago. I was legitimately diagnosed as an adult, and Vyvanse improved my life. I became more focused and productive in my work, and life in general was a smother ride.
generalize about their efficacy or danger.
It’s sort of like ADHD medication. It can
can be a huge aid for many people, but it’ became popular to claim ADHD was over-diagnosed a few years ago. I was legitimately diagnosed as an adult, and Vyvanse improved my life. I became more focused and productive in my work, and life in general was a smother ride.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 1:54 pm to Timeoday
Dear god he is full of shite here. Just spewing nonsense without thought. It sucks that people value his opinion, because his opinion isn’t really well-informed.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:11 pm to onmymedicalgrind
I would laugh at the fact that the same people that went nuclear defending the covid vax, are now in here defending SSRIs. Except real people were injured for something they dont need protection from
Seems like these posters would learn from previously poorly-informed opinions. Just because big pharma claims something works, doesnt mean its true
Seems like these posters would learn from previously poorly-informed opinions. Just because big pharma claims something works, doesnt mean its true
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:25 pm to NC_Tigah
quote:They seem to be "helpful" in about 30% of cases - and they often have significant downsides.
That is categorically false. For major depression, the kind of disease indicative of the neurochemical imbalance SSRIs are designed to address, SSRIs certainly outperform placebo and can be life savers. For transient or situational depression, which they are not suited for, they are unhelpful.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:28 pm to NC_Tigah
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Every medical intervention, even an aspirin, comes with risk. So overprescription of anything can be problematic. But the categorical SSRI-OMG!-OMG! hysteria is unwarranted.
Is it true that the ss in ssri stands for school shooter? Because every school shooter in the last 30 years has been prescribed them
Posted on 9/9/25 at 2:37 pm to Timeoday
I’ll tell you what’s a bitch, trying to get off of them. I’ve been trying for a while slowly lowering my dosage every few months. Now my dose is low but when I try to quit, I get brain zaps and feel like shite, so I have to go back on my low dose. I may eventually just suck it up but not yet
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