This is just by way of FYI.  The CNN headline reads

"Drugs that treat epilepsy, depression linked to suicide."

And the beginning of the article reads:


Quote:

Some antiseizure drugs used to treat epilepsy as well as depression, chronic pain, migraine, bipolar disorder, and other conditions are associated with a higher risk of suicide and violent death than other drugs in the same class, according to a new study. Experts caution that patients should not stop taking the drugs -- gabapentin (Neurontin), lamotrigine (Lamictal), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), tiagabine (Gabitril), and valproate (Depakote) -- without their doctor's permission. It's still not clear whether these risks are related to the drugs themselves or to underlying mood problems.

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