Dr. Mercola April 17 2007 48,699 views
A variety of news sources have reported that Cho Seung Hui, the Virginia Tech shooter who killed 32 students and faculty members in a shooting rampage, was taking antidepressant drugs.
Antidepressants have also been used by the perpetrators of previous and similar acts of violence, including the shootings at Columbine High School eight years ago.There are known links between antidepressants and violent acts. Research on the drug Paxil found that more than twice as many people taking it experienced a serious "hostility event" as did those taking a placebo. In the United States, labels for all antidepressants note that anxiety, agitation, panic attacks, irritability, hostility, aggressiveness, impulsivity, and mania are all possible side effects.Part of the cause may be the disconnect with reality these drugs sometimes reportedly cause. In another study of the links between antidepressants and violence, a 12-year-old boy who killed his grandparents while he was on a course of antidepressants said that the whole incident seemed like a dream, and he was unsure whether or not it had really happened.
New York Times April 17, 2007
Yahoo News April 17, 2007
Chicago Tribune April 17, 2007
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
While keeping up with the reports on the Virginia Tech University killings in Blacksburg, VA, I was not surprised when I learned, from the Chicago Tribune and other sources, that the shooter had taken antidepressant drugs.
In fact, even before this was reported, I couldn't help thinking about other incidents, among them the Columbine High School rampage that took place almost eight years ago to the day, and wondering if antidepressants were somehow involved.
You may not recall a lesser-known case in Washington state six years ago in which a high school student took a rifle to school and held classmates and a teacher hostage, probably because this incident wasn't associated with any deaths. What prompted the teen's aggression? An abrupt switchover from Paxil to a high dose of Effexor.
Or, perhaps, consider the sad case of Andrea Yates who drowned her five small children in a Houston suburb, shortly after a revised antidepressant regimen that included Effexor and Remeron.
When will they learn that drugs are rarely the answer and that there are so many better options?
Given the facts, it would be a stretch to believe all these tragic incidents weren't linked to antidepressants. Time will tell if these often toxic drugs will be connected once again to another tragedy of unbelievable proportions, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if they were.
Cho was obviously seriously depressed and required effective treatment options, NOT drugs, which have great potential to actually worsen the problem or even trigger suicide, as antidepressant drugs have been clearly shown to increase the risk of suicide and other dangerous behaviors. If you are depressed, there are far safer and healthier options available to you than taking any drug:
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