New fears about safety of antidepressants

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New fears about safety of antidepressants

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06 January 2010

 

Antidepressants are dangerous drugs that increase your chances of a

stroke, and of death by any cause, especially if you’re a postmenopausal

woman, a

new study has discovered. Doctors believed that the new generation of SSRI

(selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressants were safer than

the older tricyclics – but a major study by the Women’s Health Initiative

has discovered they are every bit as dangerous. The researchers are now

recommending women talk about their cardiovascular risks with their doctor

before starting their prescription. The study is monitoring the health of around

136,000 women and, over a period of 15 years, 5,500 women started taking

an antidepressant. The group had many more deaths from any cause and of

stroke than those who weren’t taking the drug. (Source: Archives of Internal

Medicine, 2009; 169: 2128-39).