Posted by shellie on July 24, 2000, at 21:56:00
In reply to Re: NY Times Article on SSRI's (esp. Prozac), posted by Moe on July 24, 2000, at 21:10:47
> > Has anyone heard of Prozac causing seizures?
Moe, if you do a search on Yahoo on prozac and seizures you'll come up with this information:
It's on Web MD; the same article and references are listed on other sites.
"You should also be cautious about taking Prozac if you have a history of seizures or epilepsy, even if you're taking anti-seizure medication. Studies of more than 6,000 people revealed that 12 patients experienced seizures with Prozac (a rate of 0.2 percent), about the same rate as that of other antidepressants. If you have such a history, your doctor will want you to have a full neurological workup with an EEG before proceeding. You'll have to take smaller-than-usual doses at first, and you'll probably need a series of EEGs and
blood tests (to monitor anticonvulsant levels) during treatment."
It's all from the same article. You might want to dig deeper and find why .02% of people on all anti-depressants get seizures. Maybe its related to your injury--I have no idea, but there's probably more information if you search hard enough. shellie
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