Asperger’s/Mental Illness/Gun control are Red Herrings? Adam was taking controversial drug FANAPT

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91. You missed one - ALCOHOL!

Nevertheless, untreated psychosis is linked to violence as well, is it not? SSRIs and SNRIs have had black box warnings for young people for years. For example, here is the warning on Pristiq:

"Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children, teens, and young adults. Depression and certain other psychiatric disorders are themselves associated with increases in the risk of suicide. Patients of all ages who are started on antidepressant therapy or when the dose is changed should be monitored appropriately and observed closely for clinical worsening, suicidality, or unusual changes in behavior such as becoming agitated, irritable, hostile, aggressive, impulsive or restless. Should these occur, report them to a doctor right away. PRISTIQ is not approved for use in children under 18."

Anyone who is taking psychoactive medication should be monitored and ideally, also getting therapy, but that doesn't mean that they shouldn't take the medication at all. The right medication can make a huge difference. There are people with depression like me that can lead productive lives with the help of medication and therapy. The same can be said for schizophrenics.