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• On the article Eagle Watch Teen Killed in Standoff

  

  Mkgs1970

  10:42 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  Thanks Mike, very insightful. As for Lindsey's Response, we all know and understand that the media, your publication, the police etc have to stick to an authorized, police friendly version. I do thank you for allowing everyone's posts and hopefully we'll somehow get to the root causes here, and stop the blame game.

  Zoloft Side Effects to Report
  Some side effects of Zoloft, while occurring infrequently, are potentially serious and should be reported to your healthcare provider. These include but are not limited to:
  • Suicidal thoughts or behavior (see Zoloft and Suicide)
  • Anxiety, agitation, or panic attacks
  • Hostility or aggressiveness
  • Engaging in unusual or dangerous activities
  • Extreme elation or feeling of happiness that may switch back and forth with a depressed or sad mood
  • Other unusual changes in behavior
  • Signs of serotonin syndrome (a rare but dangerous problem associated with certain medications), such as:
  o Confusion or other mental changes
  o A rapid heart rate

  and the list goes on. I'd LOVE IT if the patch did an article on the FDA warnings of zoloft for children and teens...there is a reason why they posted that warning!

• On the article Eagle Watch Teen Killed in Standoff

  

  Mkgs1970

  10:38 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  JUST MAYBE if you were depressed and your parents gave you the medicine prescribed by the doctor, this could be you. Don't sit so high and mighty.
  Zoloft Side Effects to Report
  Some side effects of Zoloft, while occurring infrequently, are potentially serious and should be reported to your healthcare provider. These include but are not limited to:
  • Suicidal thoughts or behavior (see Zoloft and Suicide)
  • Anxiety, agitation, or panic attacks
  • Hostility or aggressiveness
  • Engaging in unusual or dangerous activities
  • Extreme elation or feeling of happiness that may switch back and forth with a depressed or sad mood
  • Other unusual changes in behavior
  • Signs of serotonin syndrome (a rare but dangerous problem associated with certain medications), such as:
  o Confusion or other mental changes
  o A rapid heart rate

  and the list goes on, look it up before you speak so blindly.

• On the article Eagle Watch Teen Killed in Standoff

  

  Mkgs1970

  10:36 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  Beautiful Robert!
  Here's something that may help you feel better. I know Andy was incredibly loving, kind, over -the-top humble and so smart and talented. He was on a medication that the FDA warns when given to children can cause terrible suicidal thoughts, aggressive and hostile behavior etc. So so sorry you are mourning. Hope this helps.

• On the article Eagle Watch Teen Killed in Standoff

  

  Mkgs1970

  10:33 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  SEE BELOW, all parents should know this!!
  Side Effects to Report
  Some side effects of Zoloft, while occurring infrequently, are potentially serious and should be reported to your healthcare provider. These include but are not limited to:
  • Suicidal thoughts or behavior (see Zoloft and Suicide)
  • Anxiety, agitation, or panic attacks
  • Hostility or aggressiveness
  • Engaging in unusual or dangerous activities
  • Extreme elation or feeling of happiness that may switch back and forth with a depressed or sad mood
  • Other unusual changes in behavior
  • Signs of serotonin syndrome (a rare but dangerous problem associated with certain medications), such as:
  o Confusion or other mental changes
  o A rapid heart rate
  o Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
  o Hallucinations
  o Blood pressure changes
  o An irregular heart rhythm
  o Overactive reflexes
  o Fever, sweating, or shivering
  o Shakiness
  o Agitation
  o Seizures
  o Coma

• On the article Captain: Negotiators Did Everything to Save Messina

  Mkgs1970

  10:31 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  Side Effects to Report
  Some side effects of Zoloft, while occurring infrequently, are potentially serious and should be reported to your healthcare provider. These include but are not limited to:
  • Suicidal thoughts or behavior (see Zoloft and Suicide)
  • Anxiety, agitation, or panic attacks
  • Hostility or aggressiveness
  • Engaging in unusual or dangerous activities
  • Extreme elation or feeling of happiness that may switch back and forth with a depressed or sad mood
  • Other unusual changes in behavior
  • Signs of serotonin syndrome (a rare but dangerous problem associated with certain medications), such as:
  o Confusion or other mental changes
  o A rapid heart rate
  o Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
  o Hallucinations
  o Blood pressure changes
  o An irregular heart rhythm
  o Overactive reflexes
  o Fever, sweating, or shivering
  o Shakiness
  o Agitation
  o Seizures
  o Coma

  Reply

• On the article Captain: Negotiators Did Everything to Save Messina

  

  Mkgs1970

  10:31 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  Side Effects to Report
  Some side effects of Zoloft, while occurring infrequently, are potentially serious and should be reported to your healthcare provider. These include but are not limited to:
  • Suicidal thoughts or behavior (see Zoloft and Suicide)
  • Anxiety, agitation, or panic attacks
  • Hostility or aggressiveness
  • Engaging in unusual or dangerous activities
  • Extreme elation or feeling of happiness that may switch back and forth with a depressed or sad mood
  • Other unusual changes in behavior
  • Signs of serotonin syndrome (a rare but dangerous problem associated with certain medications), such as:
  o Confusion or other mental changes
  o A rapid heart rate
  o Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
  o Hallucinations
  o Blood pressure changes
  o An irregular heart rhythm
  o Overactive reflexes
  o Fever, sweating, or shivering
  o Shakiness
  o Agitation
  o Seizures
  o Coma

• On the article Captain: Negotiators Did Everything to Save Messina

  Mkgs1970

  10:16 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  Due to a medication that has FDA MAJOR warnings re: this exact behavior when used for children and teens. Lets learn something! Please look it up if you know any other teen on zoloft!

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• On the article Captain: Negotiators Did Everything to Save Messina

  

  Mkgs1970

  10:14 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  And I agree about using major caution when calling the police.

• On the article Captain: Negotiators Did Everything to Save Messina

  

  Mkgs1970

  10:13 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  Lets look at the root causes. Perhaps we need to look at the pharmaceutical company and maybe the psychiatrist who gave him a medicine for an off-label use after it there have been serious FDA warnings for use in children in teens showing it causes suicidality, aggression and violence. Be careful when blaming a dead teen or the police who try to protect, and yet can make fatal mistakes.

• On the article 911 Call from Messina's Mother

  

  Mkgs1970

  10:11 am on Friday, May 4, 2012

  I agree with giving privacy. However we can learn here one major thing that may even help in preventing future incidents. Lets look at the root causes. Perhaps we need to look at the pharmaceutical company and maybe the psychiatrist who gave him a medicine for an off-label use after it there have been serious FDA warnings for zoloft use in children in teens showing it causes suicidality, aggression and violence. Be careful when blaming a dead teen or the police who try to protect, and yet can make fatal mistakes.