Natural News is stating that Even though Big Pharma and other mainstream medicine continue to advocate antidepressants like Paxil and Prozac the documented side effects and risks of these drugs are often not looked at. We do know that the FDA finally acknowledged SSRIs as being linked to suicide and violence in young people; other problems like the risk of sudden death in women are very seldom mentioned. There is also mounting evidence that SSRIs does pose a serious threat to unborn babies.
We visited the Mayo Clinic’s official web site and it claims, “Depression is such a horrible disease that depression treatment during pregnancy is essential. If you have untreated depression, you might not have the energy to take good care of yourself. You might not seek optimal prenatal care or eat the healthy foods your baby needs to thrive. You might turn to smoking or drinking alcohol.”
I don’t know about you but I certainly noticed all the “might’s” in that explanation for antidepressants during pregnancy. The site also states that the risks for using antidepressants are low.
There is evidence that has been accumulated in the past year that antidepressants can in fact cause very serious and deadly birth defects. Last July there was a Finnish study published and this study gave us evidence that taking SSRIs in the first trimester of pregnancy increases the risk for major congenital anomalies, particularly heart problems. The use of Prozac was connected to a twofold risk for isolated ventricular sepal defects. Paxil was associated with more than a four-fold increased risk for heart problems in newborn babies.
A report from the CDC states that at least one in ten Americans are now taking SSRIs and that includes a large number of pregnant women. The British Medical Journal just published a new study revealing that women who take SSRIs while pregnant are more likely to give birth to a child with persistent pulmonary hypertension which is high blood pressure in the lungs. That leads to shortness of breath and other breathing difficulties. It is a severe disease with strong links to heart failure.
SSRIs are given to a person if they have depression. At this day and age doctors are diagnosing most anyone with this condition. SSRIs are in the hands of many people and they have these drugs in their cabinets and their children see them taking drugs so they think that is the answer to life’s problems. Get help if you are depressed but try not to take SSRIs.
If you or someone you loved is addicted to depressants or needs help with benzos addiction, call our hotline now at 1-877-340-3602.