12-Year-Old Died by Suicide 3 Weeks After Starting Prozac, Mother Blames Social Media and Antidepressants

12-Year-Old Died by Suicide 3 Weeks After Starting Prozac, Mother Blames Social Media and Antidepressants

A 12-year-old girl took her own life just three weeks after starting Prozac, following years…

Children's Health Defense

by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D.

After four years of addictive social media use fueled her depression, a 12-year-old girl committed suicide just three weeks after being placed on Prozac, according to her mother, Charay Gadd.

Prozac, or fluoxetine, is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that works by blocking the brain’s reabsorption of serotonin, according to the Mayo Clinic. SSRIs are the most commonly prescribed antidepressants. Serotonin helps nerve cells communicate and affects mood, sleep, digestion, nausea and other functions.

On the night of July 31, 2024, London Izabella-Ryén Gadd swallowed dozens of pills from her home’s medicine cabinet, including roughly 40 bupropion pills, an SSRI sold as Wellbutrin; 18 aspirin tablets; and unknown amounts of azithromycin and penicillin, according to her medical records, which Charay shared with The Defender. London died hours later at a local hospital…

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