Eli5: Why do so many antidepressants have sucidal thoughts as a possible side effect?
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A therapist (not a doctor, nor am I and I never tried to verify) explained it to me like this.
Sometimes people are so depressed, they want to kill themselves be have no motivation to do it. As the antidepressants start kicking in (which can take weeks), the depression lessens. For some people, the motivation to do things in general comes back before the suicidal ideations go away.
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