Antidepressants While Pregnant
A new study suggests that treating pregnant, drug-dependent women with antidepressants may help them stop smoking. Researchers say that the drug--Wellbutrin--treats the depression that affects up to 75 percent of women who have a substance abuse problem. The study's authors say the results could offer hope to women who often have unhealthy pregnancies and neonatal outcomes.
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From Our Experts
Light Therapy for Depression during Pregnancy
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My history with antidepressants
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Weight Gain and Antidepressants
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Tardive Dysphoria: When Antidepressant’s Cause Depression
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Some antidepressants linked to preterm births
Pregnant women who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants appear to increase the risk of such complications as early delivery,... Read more »
Mother's use of antidepressants poses little risk to baby
Pregnant women who use selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants may not be putting their babies at risk for birth defects, new... Read more »
Antidepressants Linked to Higher Miscarriage Risk
Canadian researchers have found that women who take some antidepressants while they are pregnant may increase their risk of having a miscarriage by... Read more »
Antidepressants linked to premature births
Antidepressant use--and not depression itself--has been linked to an increased risk of premature birth, new research suggests. Scientists compared... Read more »
FDA wants antidepressant labels to include risks for newborns,...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked that two new side effects be added to the warning labels of some antidepressants, including Paxil,... Read more »
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