MeganFish

Mrs.Heilig
EnglishIHonors4
1March2016

Fish1

Introduction/AttentionGetter:Antidepressantsareusedby3.7%ofchildrenages12to17,yet1
outof10childrenlivewithaseriousmentaloremotionaldisorder.Duetothesenumbers,
severalfundamentalquestionsbegintoarise.If10%ofchildrenhaveadisorder,thenwhyare
theremaining6.3%notmedicated?AndshouldtheadolescentswhoAREopiated,continueto
usedepressants?

PreviewofPointsArgumentsforboththeproandconsideareequallystrong.Probeingthat
antidepressantscanbeusedtorelievemultiplemedicalissues,alongwithreducingsuicide
attemptandsuccessrates,andallowingyoungindividualstobeabletobecomemoresociable
andcontentintheirownskin.Theconsidestatesthatantidepressantshaveadiverserangeof
sideeffects,andfatalisticlongtermresults.Studiesalsoshowthatmisdiagnosisisntrareand
thatonceaminorisonheavymedication,theywillnotbeabletofunctionwithoutit.

Body:
Thebenefitsofantidepressantsarebountifuland*MainPoint1*

Pro

MainPoint1Antidepressantscanbeusedtorelievemultipleissuesanddisorders

SupportingEvidence#1In2010,theFDAapprovedoneSNRI
calledduloxetinebrand
name,Cymbaltatobeusedtotreatpain.USNews

Antidepressantsare,therefore,usedtotreatsuchchronicpainfulconditionsasmigraine
headaches,diabeticneuropathyandfibromyalgia,alongwithhelpingtreatschizophrenia,
insomnia,andothermentaldiseases.

SupportingEvidence#2Also,patientswhohavetakenantidepressantsfortheirIBS
symptomshavereportedsignificantimprovementintheirabdominalpainandreductioninother
IBSsymptomsUNC

Notonlydoesmedicationhelppreventdiseasesanddisorders,italsohelpslowersuiciderates
aroundtheworld,contrarytopopularbelief.

MainPoint2Theshunningofthedrugsequatestoahighersuicideattemptandsuccessrate,
thereforetheacceptanceandprescribingofantidepressantshelplowertheseskyrocketing
numbers.

SupportingEvidence#1AftertheFDAblackboxedantidepressants,suiciderates
showedasmallbutmeaningfuluptickamongpeopleaged10to29.Thatincreasefolloweda
substantialdropintheuseofantidepressants.BostonGlobe

SupportingEvidence#2AndinthesecondyearaftertheFDAwarning,overdoses
increased21.7%amongadolescents,and33.7%amongyoungadults.BostonGlobe

Thesestatisticsmakeitclearthattheconsumptionofnarcoticsseemstohaveacriticaleffecton
selfharminchildren.Notonlydoesitsavelives,but*MainPoint3*

MainPoint3Medicationallowschildrentobecomemoresociableandcomfortableintheirown
skin.

SupportingEvidence#1KatherineSharpesaysthatwhenshestartedtakingmedication,
shesoonfeltlessanxiousandmoresociablethanshecouldeverrememberbeing.WallStreet
Journal
Alongwiththisbreakthroughinsocialhabits...
SupportingEvidence#2Amother,Lucy,describeshowhersonwentfrombeingunable
totalktoasalesclerkorbusdriver,todoingwellinschoolandbeingsociallyactivewith
friends.SundayHerald

Thoughantidepressantsmaysoundliketheyareextremelybeneficial,therearealsosome
shortcomingtotheseeminglyhappypills...
Oneofthesebeingthat*startconsidepoint1*

Con:

MainPoint1Thesideeffectsofthedrugsandlongtermnegativeeffectsareworsethannot
beingmedicated.

SupportingEvidence#1Antidepressantsideeffectsrangefrommildsymptomssuchas
nauseaandemotionalblunting,tothefarmoreserious:suicidalbehavior,manicepisodes,and
increasedhostilityandaggression.TheAge

SupportingEvidence#2Antidepressantsarealsoassociatedwithmanyserioushealth
problemssuchasdiabetes,stillbirths,brittlebones,andstroke.Dr.Mercola

Althoughtheremaynotbeanissuepresentatthetime,therewillbehealthproblemslikethese
downtheroad.+DidyouknowthatAbilifyhas75differentsideeffectsassociatedwithit?

Alongwiththehorridaftermathsofmedication,somechildrenshouldnothaveevenbeen
subjectedtotheseoutcomes.Whichbringsmetoanotherconofmisdiagnosis.

MainPoint2Misdiagnosisiscommon,andatayoungageitisnotclearonwhetherornota
childhasaseriousissue.

SupportingEvidence#1R.ScottBensonsaysthatsomechildrenandteensgetputon
antidepressantsintoocasualaway,withoutathoroughevaluationoftheirproblems.Gannett
News

SupportingEvidence#2Treatingachildwithheavymedicationhasfarreaching
implications,anditsnotalwaysclearatayoungagewhetherachildsoutburstsareearlysigns
ofbipolardisease.
Thefinalargumentfortheconsideisthat
MainPoint3Childrencanbecomeaddicted,andnotbeabletofunctionwithouttaking
medication.USAToday

SupportingEvidence#1Emily,a28yearoldwhohasbeentakingopiatessincetheage
of14,describesapainfuldesiretoknowwhatshewouldbelikewithoutmedication.However
shedoubtsthatshewouldbeabletowithstandthepressuresofherjobwithoutit.WallStreet
Journal

SupportingEvidence#2Discontinuationresultsininsomnia,nausea,disturbedsenseof
touchandfeelingsofelectricalshockstothehead.DanishHealthAuthority

Conclusion:

SummaryTosummarizethisplethoraofinformation,theprosofmedicationare
thattheyrelievemultipleissues
lowersuiciderates
and
havemanysocialbenefits.
Theconsare
thewidevarietyofnegativeshortandlongtermsideeffects
thefrequencyofmisdiagnosis
and
theaddictionthatcomeswithputtinganadolescentonpowerfulnarcotics

ReferencetoHook
Nowthatyouvebeeninformedonthistopic,twocrucialquestionsstillremain
Shouldtheremainingmajorityofdepressedchildrenbemedicated?
OR
ShouldthesmallamountofyoungindividualswhoAREonopiates,betakenoff
ofthedrugs?