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Publication type: news

SSRI Stories
2006 Jun 21
http://www.ssristories.com/

Notes:

Ralph Faggotter’s Comments:

The author of this site has drawn together a number of new stories which have the common thread of a behavioural disaster ‘linked’ to the probable use of an SSRI.

Whether this represents cause and effect in each particular instance is untestable, however the list draws attention to the adverse psychological effects which many people taking SSRIs have reported and challenges us to consider the possible, uncommon but serious, consequences of consuming/prescribing SSRIs.

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Date Where What Drug Additional
2004-11-06 Texas Suicide Celexa Policeman Kills Self at Headquarters
2004-03-17 Tennessee Murder Antidepressants Boy Killed in Deadly Standoff
2006-06-14 Indiana Teen Suicide Wellbutrin 17 Year Old Goes Crazy and Dies
2006-06-14 Utah Impaired Judgment Med for Depression Sheriff Has Affair with Parolee
2006-06-14 New York Suicide Attempt Prozac Woman Attempts Suicide in Clinical Trial
2006-06-15 Canada Murder Attempt Med for Depression Man Poisons Wife
2006-06-15 England Assault Antidepressants Woman Attacks Paramedic
2006-06-13 Arkansas Suicide Attempt Lexapro 22 Year Old Woman Attempts Suicide
2006-06-14 New York Fraud Paxil Exec Steals $1.2M
2006-06-14 England Withdrawal Violence Prozac 10 Year Old Becomes Violent
2006-06-14 Iraq Suicide Effexor Iraq Soldiers Commit Suicide
2006-06-11 Australia Murder Med for Depression Man Stabs Girl’s Parents
2006-06-10 Florida Suicide by Cop Antidepressants Man Waving Sword Killed by Police
2006-06-07 Florida Theft Antidepressant Man Steals $680K in Luxury Items
2006-06-06 Pennsylvania Murder Attempt Med for Depression Woman Shoots Neighbor Over Dog
2004-11-20 Florida Murder Celexa Doctor Murders Wife
2006-05-25 Illinois Murder Zoloft Mother Murders 34 Year Old Daughter
2006-05-17 Iowa Suicide Paxil Drake Freshman Hangs Himself
2006-05-16 England Assault Prozac Soldier Fires at Police in House Siege
2006-05-12 England Assault & Battery Antidepressant Man Attacks Girlfriend
2006-05-16 Colorado Air Rage Antidepressant Air Passenger Becomes Delusional and Unruly
2006-05-16 Iraq Suicide Zoloft Soldier Commits Suicide
2006-05-14 Minnesota Suicide Med for Depression Mother Commits Suicide After Hallucinating
2006-05-12 England Suicide Med for Depression County Official Takes Poison
2006-05-10 Maryland Suicide Attempt/Siege Med for Depression Suicidal Gunman in Standoff
2006-06-06 Canada Suicide by Cop Antidepressant Vandal Shot by Police
2006-05-24 Illinois Murder Antidepressants Physician Mother Murders Autistic Toddler
2000-07-13 Iowa Murder-Suicide Antidepressant Mother Kills 3 Children & Self
2002-04-21 South Carolina Murder Antidepressant Withdrawal Physician’s Wife Murders Her Husband
2002-01-23 Florida Assault & Battery Celexa 8-Year-Old Arrested At School
2000-06-29 Missouri Murder Prozac Man Murders Wife
2000-06-29 California Murder Zoloft Mother Murders Her 4 Daughters
2000-05-18 Washington Murder Paxil Mother Stabs 8-year-Old Daughter
2000-04-22 Indiana Road Rage/Murder Zoloft Woman Kills 7 People/ Attempts Suicide
2006-05-10 New York Murder Antidepressants Son Murders Physician Father
2002-05-22 Minnesota Murder-Suicide Serzone/Paxil Loving Father Murders Family/Self
2006-01-25 England Suicide Med for SAD SAD Sufferer Jumps to His Death
2003-06-03 California Assault Plan Med for Depression Man Hoards Large Cache of Weapons
2006-05-06 Texas Murder-Suicide Zoloft/Desipramine Convicted Teen Kills Self in Prison
2000-10-04 Alabama Murder Prozac Hatcher Murderer Kills Parents/Injures Siblings
2001-01-14 Massachusetts Assault Prozac Man, 81, Stabs Wife
2002-01-03 Ohio Arson/Murder Antidepressant 10 & 11 Year-Old Boy & Girl Attempt Arson & Murder
2001-04-05 Texas Murder-Suicide Prozac Man Kills His 3 Children & Himself
2001-03-29 Paris, France Road Rage Mania Prozac *Dr. Discusses Princess Di’s Driver, Henri Paul
2003-07-11 Louisiana Murder Prozac *Mother Kills 11-Year-Old Daughter
2006-05-06 Indiana Battery Med for Depression 70 Year Old Shoots at Policeman
2001-04-19 California School Shooting Celexa & Effexor *Teen Shoots At Classmates In School
2006-05-05 New York Robbery Lexapro Two Arrested for Robbery
2001-05-24 Australia Murder Zoloft *Man Found Not Guilty Using Zoloft Defense
2006-05-04 Florida Suicide Antidepressants Physician Kills Self After Losing Malpractice Suit
2006-05-04 New York Murder-Suicide Attempt Antidepressants Mother Tries to Kill Her Two Children
2006-05-04 Texas Manslaughter Antidepressant Woman Strikes Man With Her Car
2006-05-04 England Murder Med for Depression Woman Stabs Boyfriend
2006-04-29 Canada Murder Prozac Man Stabs Woman in McDonald’s
2006-04-29 Wisconsin Assault Med for Depression 71 Year Old Man Attacks Wife with Hammer
2006-05-04 England Adverse Reaction Effexor 40 Year Old Dies of Serotonin Syndrome
2006-05-03 Michigan Murder Celexa/Wellbutrin Trial Uses Involuntary Intoxication Defense
2006-05-04 New Jersey Adverse Reaction Paxil Teen Becomes Psychotic
2006-03-19 Wales Suicide Antidepressant Priest Jumps to His Death
2006-04-26 Canada Suicide Remeron Tooker Gomberg Jumps to His Death
2004-11-10 England Suicide Antidepressants 28 Year Old Promising Playwright Hangs Herself
2003-10-23 California Suicide Paxil Singer Elliott Smith Stabs Self Twice
1998-02-07 Australia Suicide Prozac Rock Star Dies While on Prozac
2006-04-26 England Suicide Antidepressants Forensic Lecturer Hangs Self After Break-up
2006-04-19 Illinois Murder-Suicide Med for Depression Out of Character Murder- Suicide
2005-06-29 Texas Suicide Med for Depression Bizarre Behavior Precedes Man’s Suicide
2006-04-21 England Impaired Judgment Antidepressants Lawyer Smuggles Drugs Into Prison
2006-04-20 England Suicide Antidepressants Dean of Prestigious School Steps in Front of Train
2001-06-22 Washington Suicide Attempt Antidepressant Man Wins $5.5M: Injured In Suicide Attempt
2006-04-21 Utah Murder Attempt/Suicide Antidepressant Withdrawal Man Shoots at Police, Kills Self in Jail
2006-04-22 Michigan Murder Antidepressant Withdrawal Mother Kills 23 Year Old Daughter
2001-08-13 Wyoming Murder-Suicide Paxil Jury Finds Paxil Was Cause Of Murder-Suicide
2006-03-26 Texas Suicide Prozac 15 Year Old Hangs Himself
2001-09-03 Florida Murder Antidepressant Mother Kills Son: Attempts To Kill Two Other Sons
2006-04-19 Oregon Murder Serzone/Wellbutrin Dentist Stabs Wife to Death
2006-04-19 Canada Suicide Attempt Antidepressant Canadian General/Author Attempts Suicide in Park
2001-11-07 Utah Murder-Suicide Med for Depression Father Kills His Two Children & Himself
2006-04-17 England Murder/Possible Suicide Med for Depression Mother Murders Autistic Son
2006-04-05 England Suicide Antidepressant Woman Throws Self in Front of Train
1990-02-08 New York Suicide Prozac Noted Rock & Roll Musician Commits Suicide
1989-04-12 California Suicide Prozac One Of The “Chicago Seven” Commits Suicide
2002-05-22 California Suicide Antidepressant 17-Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide: Was Suspect In Murder Case
2005-08-11 Tennessee Suicide Zoloft 16-Year-Old Committs Suicide
2001-11-08 Indiana Murder Antidepressant Withdrawal Man Kills Girlfriend: Had Profound Personality Change
2001-03-10 Pennsylvania School Shooting Paxil *14-Year-Old Girl Shoots & Wounds Classmate At School
2001-11-07 Virginia Murder-Suicide Paxil Man Kills Wife & Himself
2001-11-16 Michigan Road Rage Deaths Prozac Woman Attempts Suicide With Car: 2 Dead: 6 Injured
2001-11-27 Texas Felony Paxil Woman Keeps Girl In Chains
2001-11-28 Florida Kidnapping Paxil & Wellbutrin Stranger Kidnaps 7-Year-Old Girl
2001-11-27 Missouri Rampage Shooting Zoloft Man Kills Two: Injures 16
2001-12-05 California Murder Prozac Mother Kills Her 3 Children: Received Death Penalty
2001-12-12 South Carolina Murder Zoloft 12-Year-Old Boy Kills Grandparents
2002-01-15 Iowa Murder Antidepressants Father Kills 3-Year-Old Son
2002-01-16 Pennsylvania Murder-Suicide Effexor Five Dead in Murder-Suicide
2002-01-17 Virginia Rampage Shooting Antidepressant Possible SSRI Withdrawal Rampage: 3 Dead
2002-01-25 Florida Illegal Tax Trust Antidepressant Man’s Personality Changes on Antidepressants
2002-01-30 Massachusetts Suicide Celexa MIT Student Burns Herself To Death
2002-02-14 New York Murder-Suicide Antidepressant Man Shoots State Trooper & Himself
2002-03-18 New Mexico Murder-Suicide Antidepressant Three Dead: Two Injured: Fire Chief Also Dies
2002-03-18 Texas Suicide {Murder Attempted} Medication One dead: Two Injured: Possible Involvement Of Antidepressants
2002-03-28 Texas Murder Paxil 17-Year-Old Murders His Friend
2002-04-09 Virginia Murder Meds for Depression Postpartum Depression: Woman Murders Husband: Attempts Suicide
2001-05-18 Florida Murder Antidepressant 17-Year-Old Murders Her Baby
2002-04-10 Nevada Murder Antidepressant Man Murders 9-Year-Old Girl: Commits Suicide In Jail
2006-04-06 England Murder-Suicide Attempt Med for Depression Man Slashes Mother’s and Sister’s Throat
2006-05-04 England Suicide Antidepressants Mother Sets Self on Fire
2006-03-29 England Road Rage/Assault and Murder Prozac Man Crashes Car and Stabs Three Men
2006-04-02 Michigan Suicide Prozac Policeman Shoots Self
2006-03-24 New Jersey Adverse Reaction Wellbutrin Teacher Suffers Seizure
2006-03-26 Georgia Suicide Attempt Prozac 15 Year Old Tries to Hang Self
2006-03-24 Washington Murder Prozac 13 Year Old Kills Grandmother
2003-08-01 Canada Robbery Paxil Man Robs Congregation Waving Sword
2003-06-25 Massachusetts Murder Antidepressant Withdrawal Mother Smothers 4 Year Old Daughter
2006-04-19 England Suicide Attempt Antidepressant Withdrawal Man Threatens to Jump in Front of Train
2006-04-17 Oklahoma Murder/Cannibalism Lexapro 26 Year Old Brutally Murders 10 Year Old
2006-04-05 Michigan Self Injury/Lying Antidepressants Policeman Fabricates Story After Shooting Self in the Arm
1995-11-05 Texas Attempted Murder/Killed By Police Prozac Fellow Police Officers Forced To Kill One Of Their Own
2002-04-14 Illinois Murder-Suicide Prozac Father Murders Children & Himself
2002-04-26 Texas Murder Suicide Med for Depression Withdrawal Man Shoots Police Office & Kills Self
2002-04-25 New York Mania/Attempted Suicide Serzone [SSRI] Prescription Mix-Up: Woman Becomes Manic
2002-04-30 California Spousal Abuse Med for Depression Wife Allegedly Injures Husband
2002-04-26 Ireland Murder Med for Depression Mother Murders 8-Year-Old Son
2002-05-08 Arizona Assault & Battery Celexa Man Given 15 Years In Prison
2002-06-11 Missouri Murder-Suicide Antidepressant Catholic Monastery: Stranger Kills Two Monks: Injures Two: Kills Self
1999-10-06 Missouri Murder-Suicide Prozac Man Kills Police Sergeant & Then Commits Suicide
2002-05-22 Pennsylvania Murder Zoloft Man Murders Girlfriend & Her Daughter
2002-05-21 Nevada Attempted Murder Antidepressants 17-Year-Old Attacks Two Muslim Men
2002-07-08 California Attempted Suicide/Mania Prozac College Professor Becomes Suicidal & Manic
2002-07-05 Canada Murder Attempt Paxil 16-year-old Attacks A Family
2002-04-13 Michigan Arson & Vandalism Paxil 15-year-old Sets Fire & Vandalizes School
2002-07-23 Indiana Murder Attempt Antidepressant Man With Gun Heads To Stockbroker’s Office
2002-08-27 Montana Murder Paxil Mom Murders Her Two Childrren
2002-08-26 Florida Bomb Threat Antidepressant Man Attempts To Bomb Islamic Mosques
1999-04-20 Colorado School Shooting Luvox [SSRI] *Columbine: 15 Dead: 24 Wounded
2002-04-13 Ohio Murder Med for Depression Mothers Drowns Her Two Children
2002-09-21 Tennessee Murder Antidepressant Woman Stabs Man
2002-09-24 New York Injury to Child Paxil 12-Year-Old Driven Insane By Medicine
2002-09-25 Massachusetts Injury to Woman Antidepressants Woman Becomes Ill While Taking Antidepressants
2002-09-24 England Murder & Arson Antidepressants Woman Kills Two By Setting Their House On Fire
2002-09-25 Arizona Vehicular Manslaughter Effexor Man’s Friend Killed In Car Crash
2002-10-01 Texas Murder Med for Depression Son a Suspect In Parent’s Murder
2002-09-27 Florida Workplace Violence Prozac Man Shoots & Injures Two: Kills Self
2002-10-04 Washington Murder Antidepressants Man Kills Sheriff: Death Penalty May Be Sought
2002-10-07 Texas Suicide Drug 13 Year Old Girl Commits Suicide At School
2002-10-21 California Murder Meds for Depression Man Shoots Wife & Grandson
2002-06-22 Wisconsin Murder Med for Depression Father Kills Infant Daughter
2002-10-20 Florida Murder-Suicide Med for Depression Father Shoots Son & Himself
2992-10-21 Pennsylvania Murder Med for Depression Nursing Home Resident Killed by Nurse’s Aide