Drug, SSRI in Newborns Leads to Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Problems Later

[Guest guest]

The SSRIs were introduced the end of

1987 so we will not know the effects upon these children until about

the year 2012. Obviously by then it will be too late.

 

atracyphd2

Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:50:16 EDT

Subject:[drugawareness] SSRI in Newborns Leads to Anxiety, Depression,

Emotional Problems Later

 

Several of you contacted me today to let me know that the following

study had once again shown that what I have been saying for 15 years

about SSRIs is exactly right. One piece at a time they continue to

prove every point I made in my book that first came out over a decade

ago. Had they listened then so many would still be with us who have

since lost their lives to these deadly drugs.

 

I just spoke with a clinician tonight who told me that when they run

one of the tests they generally give in their clinic these drugs

always show up as LSD.

Of course that should surprise no one who has read my book either.

 

Let's look at what we learned today about the dangers of these drugs

being given to pregnant women and young children:

 

" The team found that rodents who received drug as newborns were more

intimidated by new surroundings and moved more slowly to avoid painful

shocks compared to controls. " They are more inhibited in novel

situations, " says Gingrich. " Extrapolating to people, we'd say the

mice are showing symptoms of anxiety and depression or emotional

problems. "

 

" But more recent research has suggested these medications may cause

subtle neurological changes in the developing fetus.

 

" Two years ago, for example, Oberlander and his colleagues reported

that babies exposed to SSRIs in the womb were less sensitive to pain.

And earlier in 2004, other researchers reported that SSRI-exposed

infants had altered sleep patterns and a higher incidence of tremors. "