Alabama Alert: Popular Depression Drug Damages Brain 

Did you know that 46% of Americans will meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition sometime in their life? This is according to the Mental Health Alliance. 

MHA also reports that Half of those people will develop conditions by the age of 14.

With so many people needing help with their mental health, they turn to professionals to aid with their mental health issues. Well now it's looking like medicines that were prescribed may cause a larger issue in patients.

Imagine you go to the doctor for help on an issue with your finger.

After your examination, you receive pills to help your finger issue. After a few months, you realize the pills are causing you to go blind!

Relax.... I'm just trying to paint the picture so you can understand how one solution to an issue could cause a larger issue like these scientist discovered.

According to the Daily Mail, scientists are warning people against an antidepressant that millions of people have already been taking. The antidepressant is serotonin reuptake inhibitors which is also known as SSRIs.

After a recent study, it's been found that this antidepressant can accelerate memory loss in some patients.

It's been reported that millions of patients have already taken this antidepressant. It's estimated that 5.4 million patients are currently on SSRI's according to NHS.

You can read more on this story on the Daily Mail.