SSRIs Implicated in Drinking Problems

The U.K.’s Mail reports of an effect of SSRIs that, though rare, has shown up in significant numbers of people according to David Healy’s RxISK website; unusual aggressiveness and recklessness associated with relatively minor drinking. “Once I started drinking I found it hard to stop. I also found I was becoming confused after drinking alcohol… I got banned from restaurants and bars in my local town and became an embarrassment to my friends. Once I climbed onto my roof. I was not trying to kill myself. I felt as if I was in a dream.”

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