In the 1950s scientists discovered the effects of MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) elevated moods in depressed patients. In the late 1950s and early 1960s antidepressant drug therapy was further developed and medications were helping patients...
Paxil Birth Defects
Produced by GlaxoSmithKline, Paxil (generically paroxetine) is an anti-depressant pill that has been FDA approved since 1992. Along with being prescribed in the treatment of depression, Paxil may also be used to treat...
SSRI Use While Pregnant Now Linked to Autism in Children
(July 22, 2011)
Recent studies found in the Archives of General Psychiatry link antidepressants use by women who are pregnant to autism. In fact, mothers who took antidepressants while pregnant were actually twice as likely to give birth...