Note to the Makers of “Fun with Dick and Jane”

Posted on April 21, 2006 in Film Psychotropics

For Sage. Raine, who is a fellow casualty, knows all about this.

Loved the film. But about that Prozac joke….When a guy is acting out like Jim Carey did, the last thing you want to do is feed him Prozac. He’s bipolar and those drugs aren’t good for folks like us!:

Because antidepressants are believed to have the potential for inducing manic episodes in patients with bipolar disorder, there is a concern about using antidepressants alone in this population. Therefore, patients should be adequately screened to determine if they are at risk for bipolar disorder before initiating antidepressant treatment so that they can be appropriately monitored during treatment. Such screening should include a detailed psychiatric history, including a family history of suicide, bipolar disorder, and depression

P.S. I love Tea Leone’s range of subtle expressions.

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