What Medication Was the VT Gunman on for His Mental Issues?

Question by Matt Gunn: What medication was the VT gunman on for his mental issues?
Whatever it was…hope my doctor doesn’t prescribe me that crap. I have to blame these quack college doctors that threw meds at this kid’s sickness. There should be tighter regulation on these “imitation opiates”. The FDA is too leniant with their approval process, and rush these human experiments to market, in the form of docile little pills .

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Answer by rcpeabody1
I don’t know — I think it was a SSRI. They’re not imitation opiates. Talk to your doctor about your concerns, but the gunman was hospitalized BEFORE he started taking the medication. It didn’t cause his problems.

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