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If it was mental health we'd see more attacks in other nations. We'd also have seen more attacks in earlier decades because of untreated mental illnesses.

It's not drugs either. If there were a reaction, they would respond within the first few weeks as that is when their energy levels rise. That's why you need to watch out for friends with suicidal ideations when they start antidepressants, because they'll still have those thoughts and feelings while also having the energy at last to act upon them.

Don't push that myth, it's offensive and false. It also helps stigmatize mental health sufferers, makes people not want to take their medication that helps and is life saving in cases, helps make mental health problems that are not noted for any violent tendencies to get blamed, and oh, it helps politicians and the general public strip the rights and protections in place for those who aren't a threat to anyone.