> Yes, but also some anti depressant medication causes suicidal thoughts and actions in some people.

I'm not arguing that. I'm arguing why it occurs as it's a really interesting reason.

When you're super down in the dumps, you simply don't have energy for anything. Even thinking about suicide is a chore so you simply don't do it.

When you start on an anti-depressant, it doesn't literally cause to become more depressed or suicidal.It causes suicidal thoughts by giving you the energy to actually have difficult thoughts and actions - including suicidal thoughts.

> I'm not arguing that. I'm arguing why it occurs as it's a really interesting reason.

And I'm saying that's an incomplete picture. It only accounts for some but not all suicidal action in people taking anti-depressant medication.

You make it sound like your mechanism is widely accepted. It isn't. For one thing it doesn't account for age differences in suicidality in people taking medication.

Here's an easy to read summary of recent research from a trusted source: https://www.nationalelfservice.net/mental-health/suicide/ssr...

Interesting perspective. I guess I could agree with the change from being /passively/ suicidal to actively suicidal.