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WhatDrugDate        WhereAdditional
MurderProzac2011-09-16Canada*16 Year Old Stabs 15 Year Old: Will Be Tried in Youth Court Because of Bad Reaction to Prozac
Murder AttemptWellbutrin*2006-02-12Washington*82 Year Old Man Found Not Guilty: Med Defense
Murder AttemptCelexa Antidepressants2011-02-08Massachusetts*Coed at Wellesley Found Not Guilty Due to Celexa Antidepressant Use: Stabbed Boyfriend 8 times
DUIPaxil2003-02-15Virginia*Defendant Acquitted of DUI Because of Involuntary Intoxication Caused by Paxil
Air RagePaxil* [Seroxat]2006-01-25England*Diplomat Cleared of Drinking Charges: Drug Blamed
Rampage ShootingLexapro & Two Benzo's2011-09-03North Carolina*Eight Dead in Nursing Home: Jury Spares Death Penalty Due to Medications
Murder-SuicideCelexa SSRI Antidepressant*2010-04-22Ireland*Jury Finds Celexa Cause of Murder-Suicide: Two Physicians Testify: Foundation Demands Action
Murder-SuicidePaxil* [Seroxat]2001-08-09Wyoming*Jury Finds Paxil Was Cause of Murder-Suicide
ShootingAntidepressant*2005-03-05Florida*Man Acquitted in Gas Station Shooting: Involuntary Intoxication by Med
Robbery/ArmedPaxil [Seroxat] WITHDRAWAL*2003-08-10England*Man Cleared of Charges by Using Paxil Defense
MurderZoloft*1994-03-14Alabama*Man Found Not Guilty Due to Psychosis Caused by Zoloft
AssaultProzac*2009-10-24Kansas*Man Found Not Guilty of Assault Using Prozac Defense
MurderMed For Depression*2009-11-19England*Man Found Not Guilty of Killing Wife While Sleepwalking
MurderZoloft*2001-05-24Australia*Man Found Not Guilty Using Zoloft Defense
Murder AttemptZoloft*2004-04-24California*Man Found Not Guilty: Used Zoloft Defense
MurderMed For Depression2011-08-23England*Man Released From Prison Hospital Because his Murders Were Caused by Psychosis From Depression Med
Murder-Suicide AttemptEffexor & Paxil* [Seroxat]2003-06-17Australia*Mother Acquitted by Using SSRI Defense
Murder AttemptZoloft*2002-11-04Arizona*Mother Acquitted of Attempted Child Murder
MurderPaxil & ADHD Drug*2000-05-18Washington*Mother Stabs Daughter: Not Guilty by Reason of Drug Induced Insanity
Murder AttemptProzac2008-05-20Connecticut*Not Guilty Because of Psychosis Brought On by Prozac & Adderall
MurderCymbalta Antidepressant2007-05-15Texas*Not Guilty by Reason of Cymbalta Induced Insanity: Man Kills Wife
Embezzlement/Bizarre BehaviorPaxil*2006-11-17Florida*Not Guilty by Reason of Paxil Induced Insanity
Bank RobberyProzac*2002-11-16Connecticut*Not Guilty by Reason of Prozac Induced Insanity
MurderProzac*2003-07-11Louisiana*Not Guilty by Reason of Prozac Induced Insanity: Mother Kills Daughter
MurderPaxil*2011-05-20California*Wife Given Probation After Stabbing Husband Over 200 Times: Rage Caused by Meds
ViolenceProzac*2000-06-30England*Woman Acquitted in Stabbing Incident
MurderProzac1991-10-16California*Woman Kills Her Mother: Given Only 3 Years in Prison Because of Testimony Using Prozac Defense
Affair With MinorEffexor*2011-02-05Canada*Woman School Teacher Who Molested 15 Year Old Male Student Found Not Guilty: Effexor Insanity
Murder AttemptProzac1998-10-13Scotland*Woman Stabs Boyfriend: Used Prozac Defense: Placed on Probation

**    Indicates a school shooting or school incident.
*Indicates a legal case won using SSRI defense.
++Indicates an important journal article.
+Indicates a highly publicized case.
numAn age < 25 covered by FDA black box for suicide.