An expert witness called by the Coroner's Counsel acknowledged, Tuesday, that anti-depressants can cause suicidal thoughts and suicide, but said he does not believe this happened in the case of Sara Carlin, 18.
Sara, an Oakville resident and graduate of St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School, hanged herself in her parents' basement on Sunday, May 6, 2007.
A coroner's inquest into her death is now being held because in the months leading up to her death she had been taking Paxil, an anti-depressant, which Health Canada has warned can increase the risk of suicidal events in the children and adolescents under 18 who take them.
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