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Study Suggests SSRI Publication Bias

May 17, 2012. By Heidi Turner.

San Diego, CA: A recent study, suggesting that SSRI medications may not be effective in treating behaviors associated with autism, may add to the confusion about using SSRI medications while pregnant. Women who are concerned about Paxil side effects and the risk of Paxil birth defects when infants are exposed to SSRIs before birth may have more reason for concern about Paxil heart defects with the publication of the study.

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Paxil Heart Defects: Will Mothers Ever Be Sure?

May 9, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Washington, DC: "Now they're going to think for the rest of their lives that it was her fault because she took Paxil." Adrienne Einarson, semiretired assistant director of Motherisk in Toronto, was commenting on the debate that continues to boil surrounding antidepressants and pregnancy. Some studies have linked Paxil side effects and birth defects in babies. Other studies have been inconclusive. Still others have found no greater risk. Most find the risk to be small.

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Yet Another Entry on a Growing List of Paxil Side Effects

April 8, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Montreal, PQ: The more serious side of Paxil side effects—namely, the potential for Paxil birth defects in children born of mothers continuing to take paroxetine (Paxil) and other SSRI antidepressants—has been known for some time. It was in 2005 that Paxil manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline initiated a study that subsequently identified the risk for birth defects. Late last year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) included Paxil on a watch list.

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Risk for Paxil Birth Defect Not the Only Concern with Depression

March 24, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Washington, DC: The debate over the wisdom in stopping SSRI antidepressants before pregnancy to minimize Paxil side effects impacting the newborn, v. the risk to the mother if her medication is paused, continues to rage as evidenced by a recent report in the Detroit Free Press (3/11/12).

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Pregnant Women Balance Paxil Birth Defects, Untreated Depression

February 23, 2012. By Charles Benson.

Washington, DC: Upon learning that they are pregnant, many women are able to nix the sushi, alcohol and caffeine, but antidepressants are a different issue. Despite the associated risks with a variety of medications and Paxil side effects, some women continue to use the drugs, The Baltimore Sun reported.

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Are Paxil Side Effects a Serious Concern?

February 17, 2012. By Heidi Turner.

Aspen, CO: Ever since pregnant women have been prescribed medications, concerns about the risks associated with those medications, such as the risk of Paxil side effects have been a source of debate. While some people are concerned that the risk of Paxil birth defects is too high, others argue that the risk associated with untreated depression during pregnancy is equally alarming. Caught in the middle are pregnant women, and those who have filed a Paxil lawsuit, alleging their baby was born with heart defects after exposure to the antidepressant.

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Paxil Side Effects the Ultimate Catch 22

January 28, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

New York, NY: Paxil appears to be among those drugs that might qualify under "damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't" status. Paxil side effects are many and varied, serving as a trigger for many a Paxil lawsuit. And yet, in spite of continued warnings by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that link the antidepressant to such adverse reactions as birth defects, proponents continue to sing its praises and the debate continues…

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Study Finds Link between Paxil and Birth Defects

January 19, 2012. By Heidi Turner.

Seattle, WA: A new study has become the latest to suggest infants could be at a risk of so-called Paxil birth defects. Although studies on the risk of Paxil side effects in infants have returned conflicting results, the latest study appears to confirm concerns about Paxil heart defects in infants exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth.

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Despite Paxil Side Effects, Eleven Percent of Americans Use Antidepressants

January 10, 2012. By Charles Benson.

Washington, DC: The number of people in the US who used antidepressants is twice as many as those who go to movie theaters once per week, as 11 percent of Americans take the medication, despite potential dangers like Paxil side effects, according to Scripps Howard News Service.

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FDA Issues Information about Reported Paxil Side Effects

December 21, 2011. By Heidi Turner.

Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has once again issued information about Paxil side effects and the side effects of similar antidepressants, although the new information says that studies about antidepressant use during pregnancy are contradictory. Some studies suggest an increased risk of Paxil birth defects and Paxil heart defects when expectant mothers use Paxil and other Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) but others have not found such a link.

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