A British Medical journal complained that pregnant women taking paroxetine (Paxil), Fluxetine (Prozac) and sertraline (Zoloft) which are the different forms of serotonin could possibly double the chances of PPHN persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newly born infants.
The search resulted in cautionary advice from FDA in 2006, which actively intellectually advised pregnant women to avoid SSRIs depression medications.
As PPHN effects in right ventricle of heart which helps in pumping the blood can cause in heart failure and heart infirmity.
It is noted that Pulmonary Hypertension is caused in newly born at the rate of 1 in 1,000 by taking antidepressants after women’s half duration of pregnancy.
In the first instance, it is found that not only mothers who took antidepressants themselves are at danger but also mothers who are suffering from other health problems such as asthma, diabetic, obese are also at risks. Mothers undergone with Cesarean section are also at warnings. Mothers undergone with all these are more likely to use antidepressants.
Pulmonary Hypertension could be cause due to intake of antidepressants. The distinctive are reference to warnings.
Looking forward to another study, being medicated psychiatrically former to pregnancy could
proliferate the chances of pulmonary hypertension to newborns, taking antidepressants before
pregnancy it did or did not affected mothers. That risk of depression in mothers causing pulmonary hypertension in infants.
Stopping antidepressants while pregnancy going on, would lead in isolation influences to women and her unborn offspring.
Peace of suggestions given to women such as, avoid using antidepressants, if needed in any case consult a physician or opt. for psychotherapy. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) helps in treating depression through magnetic pulses carried from head which helps in contraindications in pregnancy.
Stopping antidepressants in between unexpectedly, would result in severe abnormality in fetuses. Concluding it is believed psychiatrists are treating well patients with depression and
wanting to have child.