#ssris

🚨🚨🚨 RFKJr’s “health” officials explored US #ban of some widely-used #antidepressants🚨🚨🚨 #US #health dept ​ofcls last week explored whether they could ban certain drugs in a widely prescribed class of #antidepressants as #HHS Secy #RFKJr prepared to roll out a plan to reduce their use…. Their interest centered on…selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or #SSRIs, such as #Zoloft, #Prozac & #Lexapro, which have been available in the US for decades…. #MentalHealth

…About 1 in 6 #US adults reported currently taking #SSRI #medications, which are widely available in generic form, acc/to a 2026 study in the medical journal BMJ #MentalHealth. The American ​Psychiatric Association considers #SSRIs a first option, evidence-based treatment for #depression. The #FDA has authority over their use, & ​any new restrictions would require strong scientific evidence of a risk to patients that outweighs their benefits. Reviewing new evidence could take months or years….