. Medication is a jumble of chemicals, a foreign tongue to some, and in the dizzying world trying to even comprehend why or how medication works, they are slapped on with tons of side effects. The positive almost gets buried underneath a fog surrounding anything medicine related. Antidepressants often have backlashes such as inducing suicidal thoughts, but through careful monitoring of the treatment, it can be prevented. Often times, antidepressants have negative effects at first because the patient's brain and body are not used to it, but afterwards the effects subside and the patient feels much better. During these first stages of taking medication, it is crucial for friends, family and the doctor to pay attention to any changes in the patient as well as symptoms of any side …show more content…
Many argue that a suicidal patient will become worse if medication is given, but in the long run, suicidal tendencies tend to get worse if not treated correctly. In various studies, it is noted that high risk adolescents should be monitored carefully during treatment because of an almost insignificant higher percentage on suicidal attempts, rather than adults (“The Relationships Between Antidepressant Prescription”), but in another study, the authors point out that most suicide attempts happen prior to medication and as time goes on, the attempts subside (“Suicide Risk During Treatment”). Being suicidal is often paired with severe depression which can become an ongoing increasing cycle of the measure of both