SSRIs are prescribed mostly to treat mental depression. Because they are as effective as other types of anti-depressants and have less serious side effects, SSRIs have become the most commonly prescribed anti-depressant for all age groups,...
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...
Anti-Depressant Drug Celexa May Cause Fatal Heartbeat Problems
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Wednesday that high doses of Forest Laboratories, Inc’s. anti-depressant Celexa may cause a fatal irregular heart beat in some users.
Celexa (citalopramhydrobromide) is a widely-used...