The side effects of anti-depressants such as Prozac

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (“SSRIs”) anti-depressants are among the most harmful medications on the market, impacting society due to their widespread, and frequently unjustifiable, use.

SSRIs are a class of drugs primarily used to treat major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders. They work by increasing the levels of serotonin in the brain, a neurotransmitter that affects mood, emotion, and sleep. SSRIs are the most commonly prescribed anti-depressants. Commonly prescribed SSRIs include citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine (also sold under the brand name Prozac) and sertraline.

Common side effects of SSRIs (and SNRIs) include sexual dysfunction (which is often permanent), emotional numbness, severe agitation, violent psychosis, cognitive decline and birth defects.

The most concerning SSRI side effect is their tendency to cause grisly suicides and homicidal violence which includes mass shootings.

Psychiatry’s denial of SSRI-related issues often leads to misinterpretation of side effects as signs of pre-existing mental illness, resulting in more medication and catastrophic consequences.

SSRIs, like other stimulant drugs (e.g., cocaine), can create aggressive behaviours and are highly addictive so many SSRI users enter severe withdrawals once they stop them. Unfortunately, few resources exist for patients struggling to quit SSRIs.

The Dark Side of Anti-depressants

By A Midwestern Doctor as published by Mercola.com

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs and SNRIs) have long been marketed as the magical solution to depression and anxiety, promising relief in a convenient little pill. But behind the glossy pharmaceutical ads and doctor endorsements lies a far more troubling reality. These drugs don’t just alter your brain chemistry – they can hijack your emotions, disrupt your life and lead to consequences far worse than the conditions they claim to treat.

In fact, there’s a dirty secret of the SSRI anti-depressants – they cause psychotic violence which typically results in suicide and sometimes in horrific homicide (e.g., mass shootings). Remarkably, this side effect was discovered throughout their clinical trials, covered up by the drug companies and then covered up by the FDA after the agency received a deluge of complaints¹ (39,000 in the first nine years²) once the first SSRI, Prozac, hit the market.