The Side Effects of this Anti-Depressant are Worse than You Know

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Millions of Americans are taking an anti-depressant that has some serious side effects, some of them even possibly life threatening. Knowing this, doctors continue to prescribe it today, along with a wide selection of other anti-depressants that are known as SSRI’s. (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)

This anti-depressant is escitalopram, more commonly known as by its brand name of Lexapro. This drug works by changing your neurologic process along with your brain chemistry, for the process of making your brain more properly process serotonin. Serotonin is a naturally chemical that your body makes that gives you those happy, positive feelings. For those suffering with depression, serotonin is either not used properly or the body does not make sufficient amounts, which causes feelings of anxiety and depression, which may be stubbornly persistent. Read more about top 10 things that bring on chronic stress.

When these anti-depressants were first introduced, they were touted as the perfect drug for those who suffer from anxiety and depression that was related to problems with serotonin. However, as more and more people were given these drugs, the side effects of these drugs became obvious. There are several studies that show that Lexapro’s side effects are quite severe, especially for person who take this anti-depressant for long periods of time.

The truth is, the severity, as well as the number, of side effects reported became so common that even the FDA took notice. In 2005 and in 2007, the FDA required that companies manufacturing Lexapro, as well as other SSI’s, add a “black box” type of warning label to their product. This is the most significant type of label that the FDA can require of manufacturers. This label must warn people about the side effects of this drug, especially about the possibility of it causing suicidal thoughts and/or actions.

The FDA, along with the NIH (National Institutes of Health) each provides lists of possible side effects including: