Resources for Medical Professionals
Drug Interactions
Web sites I have found useful for drug interaction information »
Antidepressants, Pregnancy and Lactation
Any decisions about medications should be made as a result of a collaborative discussion between the person taking the medication and the prescribing health care professional.
The following may serve as useful guidelines.
Antidepressants in Pregnancy: The Ongoing Story
Psychotropic and Pregnancy: An Update
First-trimester Use of Selective Serotonin-reuptake Inhibitors and the Risk of Birth Defects
Birth Outcomes Following Prenatal Exposure to Antidepressants
Antidepressant use during pregnancy
Read the April 2008 Guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572803?src=0_nl_cme_8
Antidepressants & Children (The issue of increased thoughts of suicide.)
Any decisions about medications should be made as a result of a collaborative discussion among the child taking the medication, the parents and the prescribing health care professional.
The following may serve as useful guidelines.
Depression and Antidepressants in Children: Scylla and Charybdis?
Meta-Analysis of Antidepressants in Pediatric Practice Finds Benefits Outweigh Risks
Antidepressant Use
Antidepressant Use and Suicide: Reassuring Findings
Do Antidepressants Really Work?
