Why are mass shootings becoming more common (since the 80s)?

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9. Wow, so much misinformation

I'm on antidepressants for fibromyalgia. Rest assured, I have never felt any urges to kill people en masse. Neither do other fibro patients taking SSRI's; we're too busy just trying to get out of bed in the morning.

And you're overlooking two very important facts. First, bipolar is UNDERdiagnosed. Second, you don't use SSRI's to treat bipolar disorder, as it can trigger manic episodes.

So when somebody is misdiagnosed as having depression instead of bipolar disorder, an antidepressant can really mess up that person's brain chemistry.

Another very important thing to remember is that bipolar kids and teens are often misdiagnosed as having ADD/ADHD. Meds for ADD/ADHD are stimulants like Ritalin. Guess what happens if you give a bipolar person a medication like Ritalin? That's right--instant mania! And if you keep giving that child or teen Ritalin for years on end, the bipolar disorder will reach critical mass by high school or college age.

It's the overprescribing of meds like Ritalin that's having such a devastating effect on our young people. Too many parents and teachers would rather medicate their kids than take the time to make them behave. Whether a child is bipolar or not, being given meds for ADD/ADHD that doesn't exist is a recipe for disaster.