SSRIs increases suicidality by 2.5 times

I have to admit then when I was severely depressed a few years ago, although I had thought about the concept of suicide, I didn't start contemplating it or trying to go through with it until I started taking medication. Taking medication also directly correlated with the point that my behaviour became more irrational and directly led to the events that resulted in divorce!
The cause and effect direction is not necessarily clear there, but I am convinced that medication took me to new depths of depression that I had never seen before.
However I can't remember what type of medication it was (perhaps I should check my medical records).
I also don't want to say that medication can never be effective in helping to treat depression - but I *do* want to say be very wary of it and don't accept it just because your doctor prescribes it without being sure they know all the facts themselves (better still, make sure they have read the Depression Learning Path)!

Regards,

Milamber.

Absolutely milamber - a little balance is what we are after, so redress the over-selling by the drugs companies.