Some science behind the scenes
Antidepressant deaths
The following is a snapshot of the number of deaths caused by the main anti-depressants [not all are listed]. The figures come from eHealthme, were compiled from the Adverse Drug reports submitted by doctors to the FDA and SEDA and only apply to the USA, thus the figures for the rest of the world are not known.
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Drug Name |
No of deaths |
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Citalopram |
On Aug, 24, 2015: 23,341 people reported to have side effects when taking Citalopram hydrobromide. Among them, 465 people (1.99%) have Death |
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Celexa |
On Sep, 3, 2015: 27,563 people reported to have side effects when taking Celexa. Among them, 390 people (1.41%) have Death |
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Cymbalta |
On Sep, 1, 2015: 45,852 people reported to have side effects when taking Cymbalta. Among them, 670 people (1.46%) have Death On Aug, 28, 2015: 2,025 people reported to have side effects when taking Duloxetine hydrochloride [alt name]. Among them, 67 people (3.31%) have Death. |
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Escitalopram |
On Aug, 26, 2015: 10,384 people reported to have side effects when taking Escitalopram. Among them, 173 people (1.67%) have Death On Sep, 2, 2015: 3,638 people reported to have side effects when taking Escitalopram oxalate. Among them, 51 people (1.40%) have Death |
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Lexapro |
On Aug, 20, 2015: 35,843 people reported to have side effects when taking Lexapro. Among them, 620 people (1.73%) have Death |
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Fluoxetine |
On Sep, 3, 2015: 26,502 people reported to have side effects when taking Fluoxetine. Among them, 511 people (1.93%) have Death On Sep, 3, 2015: 3,520 people reported to have side effects when taking Fluoxetine hydrochloride. Among them, 57 people (1.62%) have Death. |
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Prozac |
On Aug, 14, 2015: 39,091 people reported to have side effects when taking Prozac. Among them, 458 people (1.17%) have Death On Sep, 3, 2015: 138 people reported to have side effects when taking Prozac weekly. Among them, 1 people (0.72%) has Death |
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Fluvoxamine |
On Aug, 28, 2015: 2,524 people reported to have side effects when taking Fluvoxamine maleate. Among them, 29 people (1.15%) have Death |
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Luvox |
On Aug, 8, 2015: 7,010 people reported to have side effects when taking Luvox. Among them, 61 people (0.87%) have Death |
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Paroxetine |
On Sep, 3, 2015: 3,601 people reported to have side effects when taking Paroxetine hydrochloride. Among them, 32 people (0.89%) have Death |
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Paxil |
On Aug, 11, 2015: 68,506 people reported to have side effects when taking Paxil. Among them, 803 people (1.17%) have Death On Sep, 3, 2015: 7,113 people reported to have side effects when taking Paxil cr. Among them, 67 people (0.94%) have Death |
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Sertraline |
On Aug, 13, 2015: 24,720 people reported to have side effects when taking Sertraline. Among them, 473 people (1.91%) have Death On Aug, 17, 2015: 10,751 people reported to have side effects when taking Sertraline hydrochloride. Among them, 231 people (2.15%) have Death
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Zoloft |
On Aug, 16, 2015: 74,097 people reported to have side effects when taking Zoloft. Among them, 1,178 people (1.59%) have Death |
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Trazadone |
On Aug, 6, 2015: 4,966 people reported to have side effects when taking Trazodone hydrochloride. Among them, 104 people (2.09%) have Death |
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Desyrel |
On Sep, 3, 2015: 2,874 people reported to have side effects when taking Desyrel. Among them, 51 people (1.77%) have Death |
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Venlafaxine |
On Aug, 9, 2015: 3,005 people reported to have side effects when taking Venlafaxine hydrochloride. Among them, 27 people (0.90%) have Death. |
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Effexor [or Efexor] and Effexor Xr |
On Aug, 10, 2015: 52,385 people reported to have side effects when taking Effexor. Among them, 593 people (1.13%) have Death On Aug, 11, 2015: 20,483 people reported to have side effects when taking Effexor xr. Among them, 189 people (0.92%) have Death |
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Viibryd / Vilazodone |
On Aug, 7, 2015: 1,584 people reported to have side effects when taking Viibryd. Among them, 1 people (0.06%) has Death |
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Amitryptanine |
On Aug, 10, 2015: 5,798 people reported to have side effects when taking Amitriptyline hydrochloride. Among them, 76 people (1.31%) have Death On Aug, 26, 2015: 11,120 people reported to have side effects when taking Elavil trade name]. Among them, 192 people (1.73%) have Death
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TOTAL |
7,570 |