Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes

[ThRoewer]

Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes

Summary:
Fish exposed to the antidepressant Fluoxetine, an active ingredient in prescription drugs such as Prozac, exhibited a range of altered mating behaviours, repetitive behaviour and aggression towards female fish, according to new research. "With increased aggression, in the highest level of concentration, female survivorship was only 33% compared to the other exposures that had a survivorship of 77-87.5%. The females that died had visible bruising and tissue damage," according to the lead author.

Well, seems giving depressed fish Prozac might not be such a good idea after all.

Or maybe they got those results because they didn't use depressed fish for their study. :debi:

 

[snorvich]

fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes

summary:
fish exposed to the antidepressant fluoxetine, an active ingredient in prescription drugs such as prozac, exhibited a range of altered mating behaviours, repetitive behaviour and aggression towards female fish, according to new research. "with increased aggression, in the highest level of concentration, female survivorship was only 33% compared to the other exposures that had a survivorship of 77-87.5%. The females that died had visible bruising and tissue damage," according to the lead author.

well, seems giving depressed fish prozac might not be such a good idea after all.

Or maybe they got those results because they didn't use depressed fish for their study. :debi:

rotflmao

 

[ginpang]

That seems like a strange study.... Now that I read this ...I wonder about what increased omega 3 would do? As it stabilizes moods in humans apparently.

 

[Dmorty217]

Epic waste of time, resources and money... Well done 'Merica as always you never let me down!

 

[ThRoewer]

That seems like a strange study.... Now that I read this ...I wonder about what increased omega 3 would do? As it stabilizes moods in humans apparently.

Actually, it isn't a strange study at all. Many of the medications humans take end up in the waste water stream and ultimately end up in rivers and oceans.

Antibiotics are definitely the most problematic and multi antibiotic resistant bacteria strains are one of the results we have to face.
The biggest issue are antibiotics from farms. We need to get a prescription to get a handful of very expensive pills, but farm supply stores sell the stuff for cheap in 25 lbs bags as feeding additives for farm animals. And from there it gets even easier into the rivers and oceans.
These days many farm animals get fed antidepressants as well, so they can be kept under even more depressing conditions.

 

[ginpang]

Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes

Actually, it isn't a strange study at all. Many of the medications humans take end up in the waste water stream and ultimately end up in rivers and oceans.



Antibiotics are definitely the most problematic and multi antibiotic resistant bacteria strains are one of the results we have to face.

The biggest issue are antibiotics from farms. We need to get a prescription to get a handful of very expensive pills, but farm supply stores sell the stuff for cheap in 25 lbs bags as feeding additives for farm animals. And from there it gets even easier into the rivers and oceans.

These days many farm animals get fed antidepressants as well, so they can be kept under even more depressing conditions.

Now that you put it like that... I get it. Like the hormones and antibiotics they feed to chickens , pigs and cows having health repercussions on everyone.
I hadn't thought of anti- depressants

 

[scooter31707]

Where in the world is my tax dollars going!! LMBO11

 

[ThRoewer]

Where in the world is my tax dollars going!! LMBO11

Lining the pockets of politicians and big businesses so that they can mess up the planet and poison the public.