Antidepressants safe during pregnancy? Consuming antidepressants during pregnancy can be dangerous for the health of the baby, but not taking any medication might put in risk the life of the mother. Antidepressants are the primary option to treat depression. A decision to use antidepressants while pregnant is based on the balance among the risks and benefits of taking the medication. The safety of taking this pills during pregnancy appears to be reassuring but there are remain two important areas of controversy such as neonatal withdrawal syndrome, and primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. In many cases avoiding the use of antidepressant during pregnancy is usually not an option. Studies show that not using depressant treatment during …show more content…
There are many reasons why the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is debatable. The number one reason is that antidepressant is considered a luxury medicine. According to Jennifer Payne, MD, director of the Women's Mood Disorders Center at Johns Hopkins, these medicaments should not be taken during pregnancy. The used of this medication can cause potential risks for the healthy development of the unborn baby such as teratogenesis, preterm birth, low birth weight, and pregnancy complications such as spontaneous abortion, and hemorrhage. As well as postnatal effects such as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the baby. The FDA advises the public that the use of common antidepressants, like Prozac and Paxil, late in pregnancy could put a baby at risk for respiratory failure. Many women with this condition faced a difficult decision: continue their medication during pregnancy, putting their child at risk, or compromise their own mental health by going off the medication. “In 2004 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings that the use of antidepressants in the last three months of pregnancy may cause serious issues for new born, resulting in longer hospitalization, respiratory support, and tube feeding” (FDA). In …show more content…
She was using medication and going to therapy to control her symptoms. When she finds out that she was pregnant, she was happy and expected her pregnancy to be the best experience she ever had. For the well-being of the baby, she decided to stop using her medication for depression. After a few months, she stated having ideas that something was wrong with the baby, regardless of genetic testing and ultrasounds that showed her that the baby was healthy and strong. She was convince that the baby was not developing normal, and that she cannot imagine being a mother. With time her mental health deteriorated drastically. On December 10, she had a therapy appointment, but she did not show and just left a message saying “I can’t make it”. The same day she when to the 16 floor of a building and jumped ending her life, Six and a half months
Her tragic error is that “she partied a lot, used the drugs cocaine and meth; she was drinking while clubbing and always wanted to be the center of attention and in the spotlight for anything no matter how good or bad it was”(Lebiedzinski pg 6). This gave her and her family a bad reputation and bad press all over the news and in the newspapers. Her reputation was destroyed once people found out that she was affiliated with these bad things, doing these bad things with her life and it gave people a bad taste about her after that. She didn’t care about what kind of reputation she had because she just wanted attention for her actions. She had realized what she was doing after a
Introduction: For my research project I would like to explore the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs. Antidepressant drugs are used are used to treat major depression and other conditions, some of which include anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, chronic pain and other disorders. Around the world antidepressants are used to cure these types of mental illnesses. It is argued by both medical professionals and other people whether or not they believe that antidepressants work. According to Mayo Clinic one in ten Americans take an antidepressant. Today, antidepressants have became the most common way around the world to treat major depression
No one should ever just let their self-die if they have the option of living. He also mentioned that if she is a teenage girl probably going through puberty and may already be stressed out from that and the medication she is already taking.
Postpartum depression is indeed a major psychological disorder that can affect the relationship between mother and baby. At this time, the cause of postpartum depression is unidentified, although several factors experienced during pregnancy can contribute to this disorder. Fluctuating hormone levels have been traditionally blamed for the onset of postpartum depression. Jennifer Marie Camp (2013), a registered nurse with a personal history of postpartum depression, states in the Intentional Journal of Childbirth Education that “current research demonstrates that PPD may be a compilation of numerous stressors encountered by the family, including biochemical, genetic, psychosocial factors and everyday life stress” (Camp, 2013, p. 1). A previous history of depression, depression during pregnancy, financial difficulties, a dif...
Antidepressants are usually a type of drug called SSRIs. SSRI stands for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. The most popular antidepressants such as Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro and Luvox are all SSRIs (Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents). Many newer antidepressants are SSRIs due to less side effects and more safe for adults compared to other older generations of antidepressants. Children and teens on the other hand are not. In fact, the FDA put a black box warning on SSRIs which “is the most serious type of warning in prescription drug labeling” ( Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents). There’s actually only one SSRI that can be prescribed for depressed children (who must be eight and older) which is Prozac and That hasn’t prevented SSRIs ...
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I am quite fascinated by generalized control mechanisms and the role they play in the nervous system. I am also quite curious about the relationship between different generalized control mechanisms. The concept of mood and depression in particular have always interested me. I have always wondered what actually causes depression. Why can some people be in a perfectly good mood one day and then less than a week later start exhibiting the signs of clinical depression? I have always been curious about the role that experience and chemical imbalances play in depression and other mood disorders. I donUt totally understand how chemical depression can originate as the result of severe outside stressors in a personUs life. How can this stress go from simply stress in the experiences and environment of a person to a chemical imbalance? I have also wondered why certain people are more susceptible to depression than others. I am curious about whether genetics play a role in depression and whether certain people are more susceptible to depression because of the environment they live in or because of pharmacological reasons and genes. Throughout our class this year, I have wondered about the role that the I-function plays in depression. I find it interesting that it is possible to wake up one morning and be in a nasty mood even if I want to be in a good mood and my I-function is thinking RhappyS thoughts. Through my research for this paper I wanted to find out more about the different kinds of depression and exactly what goes on chemically in the brain when a person is depressed. I also wanted to do a little research on how depression can be treated. I wanted to try and determine how and when the line of simp...
After giving birth, women will have hormonal oscillations (Rosequist). In the meanwhile, their bodies are getting back to their normal state, however if that “blues” does not go away, it can evolve in a deep depression. As she recalls, saying: “And yet I cannot be with him, it make me so nervous”(Gilman), it is obvious that Post-Partum depression is the cause of her poor attachment with the child; the mother can be hazardous to the baby; mood swing occur, and in extremes circumstances, about 1 in 1,000, it can bring psychotic indications (Hilts). If this condition if left untreated, it can cause serious psychological and physical damages. Treatment would include anti-depressants and therapy. This can also trigger other types of mental
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Zofran is currently being used off-label for pregnancy-induced nausea. While off-label use is common for many medications, this means the FDA has not gone through testing to get an approval from the FDA specifically for this indication. It is currently listed as a category B in pregnancy. The manufacturer states to use Zofran “only when clearly needed” and the data available are currently conflicting. There may be an increased risk of certain birth defects (most notably cleft palate), particularly when used during the 1st trimester. In the fetus, the lip and palate are formed between the 4th and 9th weeks of pregnancy2.
...t caused her to take her own life (V.V.17-19). She reached a point where even coming clean and admitting to what she had been a part of, wasn’t going to be enough to clear her conscience.
My mother was diagnosed with postpartum depression (PPD), also referred to as postnatal depression. This is a type of clinical depression which can affect women after childbirth. The cause of PPD is not well understood but hormonal changes, genetics, and major life event have been hypothesized as potential causes. Maternal depression has been shown to influence mothers’ interaction with her child, therefore the doctor thought it was necessary for further treatment. Many women recover with treatment such as a support group, counseling, or
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It is dangerous for a mother to take drugs during pregnancy because the baby can be born addicted, and start having withdrawals. The illegal substances that feeds a mother’s addiction, also feeds the baby’s (4). Due to this, the
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