Lost in translation – were Anti-Depressants Involved In Finland School Massacre?

Very interesting… the recent tragic massacre at a school in Finland, that left eight dead plus the shooter has been reported in VERY different ways around the world.

According to AHRP, there’s evidence that the young shooter was on SSRIs and that they made him “aggressive,” a well-documented but often overlooked problem with these drugs. AHRP reports that, although Finnish press accounts include the SSRI information, the possible SSRI connection was stripped from British and American press accounts of the shooting.

Here is the start of the Finnish article:

SSRI-lääkitys voi aiheuttaa levottomuutta
8.11.2007 13:32
Jokelan ampuja saattoi käyttää SSRI-lääkkeitä, joilla lievennetään masennuksen oireita.

Suomessa myynnissä olevat SSRI-lääkkeet
SSRI-lääkitys voi aiheuttaa levottomuutta
Vihamielisyys seurausta lääkityksen lopettamisesta?
Jokelan tappaja: Lääkitys tekee minut aggressiiviseksi
Pekka-Eric Auvinen on nettikeskusteluissa viitannut käyttäneensä SSRI-lääkeryhmään kuuluvaa, yhtä tai useampaa masennuslääkettä. SSRI-lyhenne tulee sanoista “selektiiviset serotoniinin takaisinoton estäjät”.

SSRI-lääkitystä ovat oman kertomansa mukaan käyttäneet muun muassa Yhdysvaltain Columbinen kouluverilöylyn tekijät.

SSRI-lääkkeet ovat Suomessa tavallisimpia masennukseen käytettyjä lääkevalmisteita.

I think it’s pretty clear what connection is being made…

The headlines in the Finnish Press discussed a shooting rampage by an 18-year old High School student, Pekka-Eric Auvinen. Before killing six students, the head teacher and a nurse, and turning the gun on himself, Auvinen indicated that he “ate SSRI antidepressants”. SSRI antidepressants and antipsychotics both can sweep away self-regulating internal inhibitions while triggering explosive acts of violence and murderous behavior. which, he said, made him feel “aggressive.”

One can only speculate why major news outlets outside of Finland–CNN, Yahoo, Reuters, BBC–failed to report all facts provided by the Finnish sources–including Auvinen’s own statements in a video on YouTube about his unsuccessful treatment with SSRIs.

What is going here? Protection of advertising revenues maybe?

For more information you might to read A brief history of School Shootings and Seroxat and Violence – the link is made.

Sadly, there is also SSRI Stories to take a look at.

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