When Side Effects Turn Deadly

In rare cases, antidepressants and other psychoactive drugs cause a condition called akathisia, which can drive people to end their lives

Avichai Scher
Elemental
Published in
9 min readAug 13, 2019

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Illustration: Jon Han

WWith his retirement approaching, Joe Schiel was experiencing heightened levels of anxiety and stress. His doctor prescribed a generic version of Lexapro, an antidepressant in a group of…

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