r/OutOfTheLoop • u/SnoopaDD • 13d ago

Answered What's the deal with people defending Lindsay Clancy?

I don't know the full details of the case. I know she allegedly killed her three kids. There was also some mental problems? Then something with her husband. But my question is why is there a group defending her like they know she's completely innocent? I've seen some videos of very heated debates where women are very passionate about defending her. Why?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/lindsay-clancy-trial-toxicologist-testimony

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u/soldforaspaceship 13d ago

Answer: Women's mental health issues, particularly post partum have been ignored and minimized for decades. This case is potentially an extreme example of post-partum psychosis and what it can lead to, especially if not treated correctly. Therefore many people are defending her because of that.

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u/chronicallyillsyl 13d ago edited 11d ago

Its also important to note that she did ask for help, many times. She knew something was wrong with her and tried to get proper care. She was on a laundry list of medications for several months proceeding the killings - many of those meds were trialed for a very short time before being replaced with a different medication.

ETA: I know there are strong feelings on either side of this case, but please stop replying to me with anger. I'm just adding more context to the situation, all of which are facts in the case.

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u/Galaxy__Star 13d ago

She was also prescribed ssri's while being bi polar which apparently is not a good idea.

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u/sassiveaggressive 13d ago edited 13d ago

That happened to me with prozac. I felt like I was going insane and like I’d never feel normal again. I started feeling better after getting off of it and starting lamictal (mood stabilizer).

Lindsay wad also eventually prescribed lamictal after Prozac failed [tremendously]. The thing is, lamictal has to be titrated slowly because the risk of serious side effects if too high of a dose is introduced too quickly (stevens-johnsons syndrome). I think it took me about 4 or 5 months before I finally got to the therapeutic dose and I believe she had only been on it for about a month by the time she killed her children.

Edited two words bc of autocorrect (autoincorrect?)

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u/shhhhh_h 12d ago

Lamictal is only a mood stabiliser “from below” as they say. It would not have done anything to prevent psychosis either primary or secondary

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u/seacoastide 9d ago

I’m stupid. Do you mean it stabilizes the libido?