3 years ago, searching the web for research reports on this topic found not very much, most research said not a problem. There is more data now, best to take more care around it. More motivation to try Ayurveda instead (much more effective!)
This post from the www.groups.yahoo.com/group/uniteforlife forum.
"UNITE stands for United Non-profits and Individuals for Truth and Ethics. This yahoo group is intended to help existing groups work together to combat psychiatry and psychiatric drugs as well as their influence on our society and lives. Individuals with websites, blogs or existing organizations are invited to list their information on our home page as well as to publicize their latest projects or concerns here.
Please visit our home page at www.uniteforlife.org
Here are the articles, if you'd like to see some of them...
Case 1: studies showing SSRI not effective for treating depression:
Kirsch, I., Deacon, B. J., Huedo-Medina, T. B., Scoboria, A., Moore, T. J., & Johnson, B. T. (2008). Initial severity and antidepressant benefits: a meta-analysis of data submitted to the food and drug administration, PLoS Medicine, 5(2), e45 EP
Turner, E. H., Matthews, A. M., Linardatos, E., Tell, R. A., & Rosenthal, R. (2008). Selective publication of antidepressant trials and its influence on apparent efficacy, New England Journal of Medicine, 358(3), 252-260.Case 1: studies showing SSRI's not safe for pregnant women:
Case 2: studies showing dangers of SSRIs for pregnant women:
SSRI antidepressant use by pregnant mothers in the first trimester of pregnancy have been shown to have previously unidentified links to three birth defects in two new studies reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. One study was associated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Alwan et al., 2007) and the other with Boston University (Louik et al., 2007).
The paper, "Exposure to SSRI Antidepressants In Utero Causes Birth Defects, Neonatal Withdrawal Symptoms and Brain Damage," by Dr. Breggin and Ginger Breggin, will be published in the upcoming issue of the Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry journal to refute the findings of the NEJM studies.
and very interesting: http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/07/ssri-makers-use-media-to-reel-in-pregnant-women-as-customers/
