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WASHINGTON -- Ten months ago, when concerns arose about a possible link between children taking antidepressant drugs and suicide attempts, senior officials at the Food and Drug Administration ordered their leading expert to head up an examination of the evidence. EMAIL THIS PRINT THIS MOST POPULAR When the government scientist filed his report last winter, however, his bosses decided to keep it secret — even though it found that children who took the drugs were twice as likely to be involved in serious suicide-related behavior as those who did not. Instead of revealing the findings, senior FDA officials ordered more...

Suicide Caution Sought for Antidepressants 47 minutes ago Add Health - AP to My Yahoo! By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON - Patients on some popular antidepressants should be closely monitored for warning signs of suicide, the government warned Monday in asking the makers of 10 drugs to add the caution to their labels. Reuters Photo Related Links • Antidepressants Health Advisory (FDA) Yahoo! Health Have questions about your health?Find answers here.   Although the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites)'s investigation into the possible suicide connection initially focused on children given the drugs, its warning is...

Kids Face Risks Taking Antidepressants  Feb 2, 9:21 PM (ET) By LAURAN NEERGAARD (AP) The graphic details possible signs of depression among adolescents and possible cures. Depression...Full Image   WASHINGTON (AP) - Parents need warnings that popular adult antidepressants may sometimes spur suicide when taken by children and teenagers, government advisers said Monday after hearing emotional testimony from families who lost loved ones. It isn't clear yet that the drugs lead to suicide, but until that is settled, parents and doctors need to know they may cause agitation, anxiety and hostility in a subset of young patients who may be...

Eli Lilly Settles Prozac Lawsuit Woman Claimed Drug Caused Suicidal Thoughts POSTED: 7:20 p.m. EST November 30, 2002 INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Lilly and Co. has settled a product-liability lawsuit brought by a woman who alleges the drug maker's anti-depressant Prozac caused suicidal thoughts and led her to slash her wrists. Lilly settled the case last week for an undisclosed amount. The lawsuit, which sought $4.84 million in tangible damages, had been scheduled to go to trial Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. The complaint was filed two years ago by Diane Cassidy and her husband Melvin. In July 2000,...

Is my TV the only one? I have been watching Foxnews and the media silence has been broken around the SSRI related violence. Fox has been brave here as they will surely lose advertising revenue. I have seen the side effects of these drugs first hand. A ex-friend of mine shot three people here in Memphis. He was a calm, good looking, basically normal son of an FBI agent, who was mildly depressed when he sought "treatment". He first became manic and then was put on a cocktail of drugs. He became withdrawn and stone faced shortly before the spree....