We've already established most of the suicide ideation is because of dealing with bigots. People who get Gender Affirming Care
Transgender and nonbinary youths, a population with an exceptional risk of suicide and poor mental health outcomes, were found to have 60% lower odds of depression after receiving gender-affirming intervention.
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Oh, quite contrare, giving all these kids SSRI's is messing them up.
Side effects of antidepressants can be predicted by receptor selectivity and site of action. Although the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have better overall safety and tolerability than older antidepressants, broad-based experience with ...
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There are some differences in the adverse effect profiles of the available SSRIs (Table 2). Gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances are the most frequently reported side effects.10 Individually, postmarketing surveillance studies suggest that fluvoxamine is associated with the highest frequency of GI disturbances, while anxiety, agitation, and insomnia are most often reported with sertraline and fluoxetine.10,12 Overall, citalopram appears to be the best-tolerated SSRI, followed by fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, and fluvoxamine. The latter 2 drugs are associated with the most side effects and the highest discontinuation rates because of side effects in clinical trials.13 During long-term SSRI therapy, the most troubling adverse effects are sexual dysfunction, weight gain, and sleep disturbance.
But, hey, they're making little Timmy more manageable in class, and that's the important thing.