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A panel organized by the FDA cast doubts on the safety of antidepressants during pregnancy — drawing ire from doctors who say ...
On Monday morning, the FDA hosted a 10-person expert panel on the use during pregnancy of SSRIs, which include medications ...
The kids are not all right. Four in 10 American high school students report prolonged feelings of sadness or hopelessness, a ...
A Food and Drug Administration panel discussing the use of antidepressants during pregnancy Monday largely amounted to ...
An agency-sponsored forum included critics of psychiatry who believe the drugs can harm a developing fetus. Other experts ...
NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar reports on the FDA panel discussion of the use of antidepressants during ...
Members of an advisory panel have proposed adding warning labels to some medication about adverse maternal and fetal risks in ...
In a discovery that could guide the development of next-generation antidepressants and antipsychotic medications, researchers ...
SSRIs are modern antidepressants often used as a first-line treatment for major depressive disorder. Common SSRIs include Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline) and Lexapro (escitalopram).
Some antidepressants are thought to increase appetite, leading someone to take in more calories. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the most prescribed type of antidepressant.
Antidepressants turned me into a raging alcoholic and I'm not alone: The little-known side-effect that ruins lives revealed by experts - plus who is most likely to suffer and what to do about it ...
An association between SSRIs and hemorrhage has been described in case reports 7 and some (but not all) observational studies. 8, 9 Some evidence suggests that the risk of hemorrhage correlates with ...