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  • Q&A with Australian Health Practitioners

    What are the side effects of Antidepressants?

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    Are there any side effects of antidepressants like causing cancer or anything like that?
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  • Amy Bachrach

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    I don't know of any such connection.  Anti-depressants are known to have many side effects, both minor and severe.  Without meaning any offense to doctors, I highly recommend going beyond your GP and even your psychiatrist for information about this.  Please refer to some of the very reliable websites out there including BeyondBlue, Dr Ivan Goldberg's Depression Central http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html, the Black Dog Institute http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/  and even academic ones like PubMed  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ . 

    In the end, in my opinion, it's down to what effects a specific drug has on your specific body and I don't think anyone can predict that.  But there's a lot of information out there so you can go in with your eyes open.

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  • Damien Haines

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    Your local pharmacist is probably your best bet in regards to understanding your medication regime - including “herbal” medications whcih can also interact with what you are taking. I am also unaware of any link to cancer with these drugs. Your pharmacist will know of these interactions including food interactions that can reduce or increase the effectiveness of some medications. They can also print out the CPI (Consumer Product Information) guide for each medication for you.

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  • giorgio canavares

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    Some guy respobded with this link
    http://www.bollyn.com/how-do-ssri-antidepressants-work
    why was it removed?
    I liked the comment, it was very informative.
    I suffer from depression and feel like I have lost some of my personality after years of antidepressants

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