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by addicted 989 days ago
That’s not how much research works. You never have data at the outset. You have to have anecdotal information and/or sometimes even just an unfounded hypothesis before you can collect useful data to prove/disprove the hypothesis.

This would fall into the anecdotal side of things, and should hopefully drive more rigorous research on whether any such concerns exist.

In reality, even if the research is proven, the only likely change is screening out a few people who are at an elevated risk of suicidal ideation and/or better monitoring, or even prescribing regular therapy along with the medication (which might be a good idea anyways).