Psychotropics involved?

[Richard D]

An interesting question. Self-medication with anti-depressants or other psychotropics? Not uncommon in psychiatrists.
That certainly could lead to that kind of violence. It's happened before.
This is in reference to the Ft. Hood shooting.

[redqueen]

1. That's only interesting if there is a connection to reality.

If there was no usage of anti-depressants involved, it's not interesting at all.

[Richard D]

2. um . . .

I don't get your meaning.

[redqueen]

5. Was either shooter on anti-depressants?

IMO it's only interesting if that is the case. But then I'm not the biggest fan of wild speculation.

[Richard D]

6. Right now

Just wild speculation. But I've known more than a couple psychiatrists who medicated themselves.

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. I would hesitate to call a psychiatrist's access to psychotropic drugs

"wild speculation".

It certainly is more grounded in reality than accusing him of being part of a terrorist plot.

[redqueen]

9. "Access" was not in the OP.

Self-medication was.

But yeah, it's more realistic speculation than terrorist plot, that's true.

[Electric Monk]

3. Wow, this thread will make a lot of sense if someone reads it in the archives.

For context, today there is another mass shooting, this time in Orlando.

[Richard D]

4. Right

Updated for clarity.

[Th1onein]

8. My guess is he was on SSRI medication.

These compounds are known for their link to violent behavior.

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[Life Long Dem]

10. This would solve the drug problem and not the cause for the drugs.

So we start out from square one on the reason for this.

[TZ]

11. Yay its the obligatory it must be the drugs fault post!

I am so sick of the fucking misunderstanding of mental illness on this board. After every rampage shooting it always is THE DRUGS DID IT! Its so fucking idiotic to the millions of people who are healthy and ALIVE because of their medications including me and several relatives here.
God knows that organic mental illness or PTSD or anyother condition couldn't be a factor.

[Richard D]

13. Calm down

Read my post again. I'm not blaming the drugs, neither am i condemning them. Self-medication if involved (not uncommon) yeah. that certainly could be a factor. An underlying mental illness? for sure.

Now, if you read the warning information on most SSRI's, violent or suicidal behavior is a risk factor. Not new information at all. Not chastising the medications. Just pointing out what could be an additional and possibly triggering factor.

[Th1onein]

15. Absolutely.

Why some people here are so vehement when it comes to defending these drugs, I have no idea. I understand that these compounds help a lot of people, but if they are at the root of these mass murders; if they are at the root of these very violent behaviors, we need to know about it.