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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 126044" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>It's done. It's commonly done. But the guidelines put out by the American Psychiatric Association don't recommend it unless the depression is at a dangerous or incapacitating level and then only for as long as it's needed. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately too many doctors either can't or won't recognize the psychiatric adverse side effect of antidepressants. These side effects are most common in children and people with bipolar which is why the drugs aren't approved for the treatment of depression in either. (The exception to that is Prozac which is approved for the treatment of children with major depressive disorder. It's safety and effectiveness have been shown to be just good enough for it to have gained approved. The only antidepressant approved to treat bipolar is in the same pill as an antipsychotic. It should tell you something that the only way there was approval for an antidepressant to treat bipolar was to market it with a powerful antipsychotic and it still has the same warnings about side effects as all the other antidepressants.) The side effects include mania and hostility which too often are treated like comorbid or worsen disorders rather than like side effects. </p><p></p><p>Just because something is commonly done doesn't mean it should be done. If you decide to try it, be sure to completely inform yourself of what the antidepressants psychiatric adverse reactions are. The only way to stop those side effects is to discontinue the drug, not add more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 126044, member: 1498"] It's done. It's commonly done. But the guidelines put out by the American Psychiatric Association don't recommend it unless the depression is at a dangerous or incapacitating level and then only for as long as it's needed. Unfortunately too many doctors either can't or won't recognize the psychiatric adverse side effect of antidepressants. These side effects are most common in children and people with bipolar which is why the drugs aren't approved for the treatment of depression in either. (The exception to that is Prozac which is approved for the treatment of children with major depressive disorder. It's safety and effectiveness have been shown to be just good enough for it to have gained approved. The only antidepressant approved to treat bipolar is in the same pill as an antipsychotic. It should tell you something that the only way there was approval for an antidepressant to treat bipolar was to market it with a powerful antipsychotic and it still has the same warnings about side effects as all the other antidepressants.) The side effects include mania and hostility which too often are treated like comorbid or worsen disorders rather than like side effects. Just because something is commonly done doesn't mean it should be done. If you decide to try it, be sure to completely inform yourself of what the antidepressants psychiatric adverse reactions are. The only way to stop those side effects is to discontinue the drug, not add more. [/QUOTE]
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