Posted by caraher on July 20, 2006, at 16:14:22
In reply to Re: New AD warnings in US? » caraher, posted by Glydin on July 20, 2006, at 15:37:15
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> > - Newborns born to pregnant women taking SSRIs/SNRIs are at risk for a potentially fatal lung condition (persistent pulmonary hypertension)
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> ~~~ A risk possibly but not a huge risk as noted by the study:
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> [“Based on our findings, we estimate that six to twelve mothers per thousand who use an SSRI after 20 weeks’ gestation, are likely to deliver a child with PPHN,” said Chambers. “Put in practical terms, the risk is relatively low -- about 99 percent of women exposed to one of these medications during the latter half of pregnancy will deliver an infant unaffected by PPHN.”I'm curious what the risk would be otherwise - is this a tenfold, 50% or 5% increase in risk of this particular complication?
I have no ax to grind here, and neither of these warnings affects me directly. But there are obviously lots of women on these drugs who will become pregnant and who will have to make decisions about risks.
Also... did the study conclude that there was no significant effect due to SSRI use before 20 weeks? That would be good to know!
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