A recent study published in Clinical Epidemiology found that taking SSRIs while pregnant doubles or in some cases quadruples the risk of birth defects. The study looked at over 200,000 pregnant women from Denmark. The authors found that the risk of serious heart malformations was more than doubled when a pregnant woman took an SSRI in her first trimester of pregnancy. The risk was even greater with certain types of SSRIs. The popular SSRI- Zoloft (generic Sertraline), was found to triple the risk of heart malformations, while Lexapro (generic Escitalopram) doubled the risk of any malformation and quadrupled the risk of septal defects — a type of heart defect.
Birth Injuries/Defects and Antidepressants (SSRI/SNRI)
At Tracey Law Firm, our antidepressant lawsuit attorneys in Texas represent injured people in birth injury and birth defect claims associated with antidepressant medications, including:
- Zoloft (sertraline)
- Prozac (fluoxetine)
- Paxil (paroxetine)
- Lexapro (escitalopram)
- Wellbutrin (bupropion)
- Celexa (citalopram)
To arrange a free consultation about your case, please contact our Houston injury lawyers by e-mail or call toll free 877-301-5913. We represent clients from Texas, the Gulf Coast and throughout the nation.
With regard to Zoloft, this is the third study showing heart defects are significantly increased with use of the drug in pregnancy. Zoloft is still a Pregnancy Category C drug, unlike Paxil, which has already been changed to the more serious Category D. These Pregnancy Categories help doctors decide whether or not to prescribe certain drugs during pregnancy. The D category tells doctors that studies have been done in humans that have found evidence of birth defects. The lesser C category says that no evidence has been found in human studies, but there has been some evidence from animal studies. Click on link to read study
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Our firm is not afraid of any pharmaceutical company, no matter how big they are. We have the financial resources needed to fight them and will not hesitate to take any pharmaceutical lawsuit to trial when we think it will maximize compensation for our client. In fact, the experienced trial lawyers here have obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements on behalf of their clients over the last 15 years. For more information on our success and experience with Paxil birth defects, click here or contact us to schedule a free initial consultation.
