Mothers who take antidepressant drugs during their final stages of pregnancy may suffer from mild drug withdrawal, but the babies are twice as likely to contract respiratory illness and suffer from related seizures. Researcher Eydie Moses-Kolko, MD, said these severe symptoms occur in less than 1 percent of babies exposed to antidepressants like Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft and Celexa shortly before birth. She added the decision to continue such treatments should be made on a patient-to-patient basis.
Cranston, R.I., mom Lisa Kirshenbaum said finding a doctor sufficiently trained in the use of antidepressants was the real challenge. Boston psychiatrist Lee Cohen, MD, thinks there may be a connection between antidepressants and infant jitteriness, but doesn't believe it causes other symptoms, and is afraid depressed women may avoid the care they need for fear of harming their babies. Kirshenbaum says women with depression should educate themselves on the subject.
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