Millions of Argentines consume antidepressants

July 23, 2018 – 00:00
Recent report prepared by the Argentine Union of Pharmacists and Biochemists of the country.

Four million Argentines consume antidepressants because of anxiety and sadness, according to a report prepared by the Argentine Union of Pharmacists and Biochemists.

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Seven months after the suicide of the model Rocío Gancedo, former participant of Big Brother who s & rsquo; is thrown into the empty balcony of his apartment in the neighborhood of Las Cañitas, the court case is pending, amid family claims and suspected of professional negligence by the prescription of psychiatric drugs.

In this context, a report published this Sunday by Diario Popular reveals that there are 4 million Argentines who consume antidepressants, because of anxiety and depression.

Marcelo Peretta, Doctor of Pharmacy and Biochemistry and Secretary General According to the Argentine Syndicate of Pharmacists and Biochemists (Safyb), "the brutal death of Rocío Gancedo, who was suffering from chronic depression and was taking antidepressants, far from it". to be forgotten by the time, should make us think about psychiatric drugs that we consume mbadively and slightly, whose effects are diffuse and its risks more and more obvious, since suicides are more common than we do not have. ;conceived. "

A report provided by the expert indicates that in 2001 the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry published that 0.34% of the users of the drug" paroxetine "had suicidal attempts, recommending control and treatment. Continuous observation of all treated patients, to detect signs of worsening of the clinical picture and possibility of unusual behavioral changes. While some patients improve with the use of antidepressants at low doses and for a short time, in 2004, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that 4% of children and adolescents treated with antidepressants they may have thoughts and behaviors Since 2006, all anti-depressant leaflets warn that they can produce suicidal thoughts and suicides, and in the United States and Brazil, the warning is even in the outer packaging with ablack belt. "Antidepressants are among the most prescribed (and self-medicated) psychopharmaceuticals. since anxiety and depression are common diseases, very fashionable.In Argentina, there are 4 million users, 10% of the population, "says Peretta.

In the work done by Safyb, it is argued that the risk is the same 42 varieties available in the country with basic drugs, which shows the activity involved in this health problem: Fluoxetine, Sertraline and Paroxetine. "Those who take antidepressants who have suicidal thoughts should immediately stop the medication and consult their doctor, "said pharmacist Peretta categorically, adding:" Before taking medication for depression, start with psychotherapy, individually or in group, and with a healthy and balanced diet. "