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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Lexapro And Pregnancy

FDA wants antidepressant labels to include risks for newborns, migraine patients

October 02, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked that two new side effects be added to the warning labels of some antidepressants, including Paxil, Effexor, Lexapro, and Zoloft. Some antidepressants may cause a fatal lung condition in newborns whose mothers took the drugs while pregnant. The FDA also wants consumers warned about the possibility of a life-threatening condition called serotonin syndrome in patients who take antidepressants with some migraine medicines. Read more »

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...ProventilVentolinCordaronePaceroneWellbutrinZubanCelebrexTagamentAdriamycinDolophineMethadoesReglanCardioquinQuinagluteQuindexNorvirZantacLanisilAnafranilLexaproProzacSarafemLuvoxPaxilZoloftAntihis... Read more »
Anxiety Disorders: Medications
...been linked to heart-related birth defects when women took this drug during the first trimester of pregnancy. Experts are also advising caution in prescribing other types of SSRIs to pregnant... Read more »
Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...of sexual function.Paroxetine (Paxil) may cause birth defects if taken during the first 3 months of pregnancy. Most reported defects have been heart-related. The most common heart abnormalities... Read more »
Migraine Preventive Medications
...Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs): citalopram, aka Celexa escitalopram oxalate, aka Lexapro fluoxetine, aka Prozac fluvoxamine, aka Luvox paroxetine, aka Paxil, Paxil CR,... Read more »
Headaches: Cluster: Highlights
...serotonin.The FDAs warning names the following antidepressants: Citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), paroxetine (Paxil), fluvoxamine (Luvox), fluoxetine (Prozac), olanzapine fluoxetine... Read more »

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