Re:correlation versus causation (Score 1)

Side effect lists are often very misleading, because of exactly that problem: you can't show causation between the drug and the sign/symptom displayed by the individual, but it must be listed as a side effect if, during the study, the patient shows that sign/symptom. Psychiatric drugs are particularly problematic, because the side effects listed are often the very same conditions that the doc is trying to treat with the drug.

Can these drugs cause some nasty side effects? Sure. Do they cause every single one of the conditions listed in the side effect profile in the PDR more than on an extremely sporadic basis? No.