SSRIs:

They more than double a patient's risk of suicide.
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09540260500071624

They cause sexual dysfunction in 83% of patients, some of whom experience these effects even after quitting SSRIs.
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000091777

They turn patients into emotionless, apathetic zombies; the effect is dose-dependent.
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2989833/

They increase risk-taking behavior, disinhibition, impulsivity.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cppeds.2017.12.001
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-13778-x

Physicians "significantly underestimate" the frequency and severity of SSRI side effects.
- https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.v65n0712

Their NNT is 7, meaning doctors need to prescribe 7 patients SSRIs before ONE patient experiences any benefit.
- https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007954

The serotonin theory of depression is a lie.
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020392
- https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/jul/no-evidence-depression-caused-low-serotonin-levels-finds-comprehensive-review

29% of meta-analyses on antidepressant trials are written by pharmaceutical company employees and 79% of authors have industry links and conflicts of interest.
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.08.021

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