SSRIs, Infant Dependancy & G.I. Diseases

From the ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION (AHRP)

Babies Develop Drug-Related Symptoms After Birth

The Associated Press reports that new research confirms that:

"Babies born to women taking antidepressants in the last three months of pregnancy were three times more likely to develop drug-related symptoms than those born to women who did not use the drugs or took them only in earlypregnancy, according to a University of Pittsburgh study that pooled previous research."

Prior research reports, using data compiled by the World Health Organization found that that some infants among those who suffered withdrawal symptoms after birth, had convulsions.

Antidepressants and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Digestive Disease Week 2005 (DDW), reviewed the records of hospital inpatients admitted with acute GI bleeding between June andDecember 2003.

The authors found that "the use of a common type of antidepressant may increase gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding."

The Northwestern physicians who conducted the study noted that bleeding from SSRIs is similar to that caused by the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, known as pain relievers).

They emphasized the danger of prescribing multiple drugs:

"This is a potent example of the need for doctors to be particularlyconscientious about potential side effects when prescribing multiplemedications for their patients."

However, in psychiatry, indiscriminate prescribing of drug cocktails (polypharmacy) is the current norm and practice.

Psychiatrists' practices fail to consider the horrific consequences borne by their patients--Psychiatry's first loyalty appears to be to their industry supporters--Current prescription algorithms in psychiatry--which we call Psychiatry for Dummies--were formulated to increase profits for drug manufacturers.