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Mothers-to-be should weigh risks of antidepressants during pregnancy

depression 150x150 Mothers to be should weigh risks of antidepressants during pregnancyYears ago, it was thought that protected women from depression, but researchers have since learned that being pregnant and recent childbirth may actually contribute to a woman’s depression, filling her with a range of emotions that make dealing with the symptoms of the condition even more difficult. According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated 10 percent of women experience depression during .

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Child is helpless victim of mother’s use of Paxil during pregnancy

preemie baby 150x150 Child is helpless victim of mothers use of Paxil during pregnancyChristine K’s newborn baby spent her first four days of life hooked up to tubes in an incubator at a hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, a helpless victim of her mother’s longtime use of prior to and for the first six months of her .

Christine K had been prescribed a combination of Paxil, Risperdal and Depakote five years prior to becoming pregnant. While pregnant she read that could be harmful to her unborn baby. She asked her doctor take her off the meds, but he insisted she stay on them.

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ACOG Issues Opinion on SSRI Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

Washington, DC — The use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of depression during should be individualized based on their respective risks and benefits, according to a new Committee Opinion issued by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) Committee on Obstetric Practice. The Committee also advised that a particular SSRI medication known as paroxetine (Paxil®) be avoided, when possible, by pregnant women or women planning to become pregnant due to the potential risk of fetal , newborn persistent pulmonary hypertension, and other negative effects.

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First Paxil birth defect lawsuit filed

The parents of 2-year-old Eric Jackson have filed the first lawsuit claiming that use of the antidepressant Paxil during caused birth defects in their won.

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Treatment Challenges of Depression in Pregnancy and the Possibility of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in Newborns

Decisions about how to treat depression in pregnant women are increasingly complex. Patients and physicians must carefully consider and discuss together the potential benefits and risks of treatment with during . Two new studies provide important information to be considered in making such decisions. The studies included women who had been treated with antidepressant drugs that act as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or, in a few cases, other . SSRI medications are the most commonly used drugs to treat depression in the U.S.

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