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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5:Why do Anti-Depressants have side-effects like Worsening Depression and Thoughts of Suicide when they are used to treat such problems?
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The way it was explained to me was, usually the suicidal thoughts are something that's pre-existing but the patient was too depressed to really even consider doing anything about it. The antidepressant may give them enough get-up-and-go to make suicide seem a realistic option while not bringing them above that, or before it has the opportunity to do so.