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...
Do Anti-Depressants Cause Birth Defects?
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that newborns born to mothers who took a class of anti-depressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, known as SSRIs, during pregnancy face a risk of Persistent Pulmonary...
Antidepressants: Possible Increased Risk of Brain Bleeds
In a new Canadian study published in the journal Nephrology, it is reported that although small, there is an increased risk of brain hemorrhage associated with use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), after looking at the...