Hiya Pachy,

As a note of interest, if you read the side effects to many anti-depressants, suicide is listed. Kind of paradoxical, huh?

Also, ODing and committing suicide is virtually impossible when using a SSRI for suicidal reasons.

Tri-cyclic anti-depressants are a completely different animal. One can OD and die from an overdos of Elavil, for example.

Many pdocs always use and SSRI or an SSNRI as a first line defense in fighting depression. Usually, only after existing possibilities have been exhausted, do the pdocs Rx a Tri-cyclic anti-depressant. Another interesting point is that most Tri-cyclics are weight gainers as well as some anti-psychotics such as Zyprexa. Remeron, often used as a sleep aid, is another notorious weight gainer.

I learned the hard way. UGH

Great question. Thanks for asking

Be Blessed,
Peacemaker (Sherri)