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A Tragedy in Milton

By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.

In a quiet Massachusetts town called Milton, a man called Kerby Revelus stabbed two of his sisters to death, and attacked a third in their family home late Saturday afternoon. The third sister is in the hospital but is expected to live. Because of a …

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A Tragedy in Milton

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  1. Kirby Revelus had been released from prison [for gun charges] two months before the murders. He was probably taking antidepressants, like most inmates are taking, and then was in withdrawal [which can last for many months] when he was released from prison. The inmates being released from prison are much more violent and dangerous than in former days.

    The Physicians Desk Reference states that SSRI antidepressants and all antidepressants can cause mania, psychosis, abnormal thinking, paranoia, hostility, etc. These side effects can also appear during withdrawal. Also, these adverse reactions are not listed as Rare but are listed as either Frequent or Infrequent.

    Go to http://www.SSRIstories.com where there are over 3,700 cases, with the full media article available, involving bizarre murders, suicides, school shootings/incidents [54 of these] and murder-suicides – all of which involve SSRI antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc, . The media article usually tells which SSRI antidepressant the perpetrator was taking or had been using.

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