The Food and Drug Administration recently completed a mass review of 372 studies involving about 100,000 patients and 11 antidepressants, including Lexapro, Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil. When the results are analyzed by age, it becomes clear there is an elevated risk for suicidal thoughts and behavior among adults 18 to 25 that approaches that seen in children, the FDA said in documents released ahead of Wednesday’s scheduled meeting of its psychopharmacologic drugs advisory committee.
Source: FDA: Antidepressants risky for young adults - Mental Health - MSNBC.com
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