Tag: ssri
SSRI Antidepressants Linked to Brain Bleeding, Strokes
October 19, 2012 -- A new study published in the journal Neurology has linked the use of SSRI antidepressants to an increased risk of bleeding in the brain, which can cause stroke. Because these strokes are relatively rare to begin...
Study Finds Association Between Antidepressants and Premature Birth
May 25, 2012 -- A new study has found that the maternal use of SSRI antidepressants (including Celexa, Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro, and more) could increase the risk of premature birth. The researchers concluded that the drugs themselves were responsible for...
Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of PPHN
A new study has found that women who take SSRI antidepressant medications during the second half of pregnancy may be twice as likely to have a baby with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN), a serious condition that occurs...
Texas Remeron SolTab Lawyer
Remeron SolTab (generic name: Mirtazapine) has been linked to side effects that include: suicidal thoughts or behavior, violent behavior, liver damage, bone marrow damage, and birth defects of the heart and lung, such as Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn...
Texas Intrauterine Growth Restriction Lawsuit
Intrauterine Growth Restriction occurs when a fetus developing in the mother’s womb grows significantly slower than is expected for fetuses of the same gestational age. It may be uniform, or disproportionately affect the head and body. Do I Have an...
Texas Developmental Delay Lawyer
Developmental Delays occur when a child fails to meet certain developmental milestones before age three. Often, these children need early intervention educational services to prepare him or her to be "caught up" to children of a similar age in time...
Texas Dandy-Walker Syndrome Lawyer
Dandy-Walker Syndrome is a serious, life-threatening birth defect that has been linked to the maternal use of Clomid and SSRI antidepressants taken during pregnancy. Babies born with this birth defect have too much fluid in their brain and an abnormally...
Texas Cloacal Exstrophy Lawsuit
Cloacal Exstrophy is a serious birth defect that may be caused by women taking the medication Clomid before pregnancy, or SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy. Babies born with this condition often have internal organs protruding outside the body and serious malformation...
Texas Undescended Testicle Lawsuit
SSRI antidepressant medications taken by women during pregnancy have been linked to a variety of severe birth defects, such as undescended testicles, where a boy's testicles do not emerge from the abdomen into the scrotum. Though most undescended testicles resolve...
Texas Hydronephrosis Lawsuit
Hydronephrosis, also known as “antenatal hydronephrosis,” is diagnosed in 1-5% of all pregnancies. It is a congenital birth defect affecting the kidneys, in which urine overfills the kidneys. It is usually caused by an obstruction that prevents urine from flowing...