Mother tells inquest of Prozac concerns

The mother of a 14-year-old boy who took his own life told his inquest that she would never have agreed to him taking Prozac if she had known the side-effects.

Stephanie McGill-Lynch was giving evidence at the Dublin Coroner’s Court inquest into the death of Jake McGill-Lynch of Woodford Terrace, Clondalkin, who died at Tallaght Hospital on March 20 last year as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Jake was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in early 2012 and suffered from anxiety issues. He had been seeing a psychologist at Clondalkin Linn Dara Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and was referred to a psychiatrist in January 2013, over concerns his anxiety was increasing due to his upcoming Junior Certificate.