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		<title>Paxil and Prozac Linked to Risk of Heart Birth Defects</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Finnish researchers, doctors should avoid prescribing Paxil or Prozac to pregnant women, due to the potential risk of heart birth defects.

In a study published in Obstetrics &#038; Gynecology medical journal, researchers found that side effects of Prozac and Paxil use during pregnancy may increase the risk of women giving birth to children with congenital heart defects. Both drugs belong to a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).]]></description>
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<p>AboutLawSuits.com &#8211; June 27, 2011</p>
<p>According to Finnish researchers, doctors should avoid prescribing  Paxil or Prozac to pregnant women, due to the potential risk of <a href="http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/topics/birth-defect/">heart birth defects</a>.</p>
<p>In a study published in <a href="http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/2011/07000/Selective_Serotonin_Reuptake_Inhibitors_and_Risk.16.aspx" target="_blank"><em>Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology</em></a> medical journal, researchers found that side effects of Prozac and  Paxil use during pregnancy may increase the risk of women giving birth  to children with congenital heart defects. Both drugs belong to a class  of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors  (SSRIs).</p>
<p>Researchers looked at national data from Finland on 635,583 births  occurring between 1996 and 2006, and found that 31 out of every 10,000  women who took Paxil during pregnancy gave birth to children with right  ventricular outflow tract defects that affect blood flow from the right  chambers of the heart to the rest of the body, more than four times the  frequency of births among women who did not take Paxil. For those who  took Prozac, 105 babies born out of every 10,000 had isolated ventrical  septal defects; a hole between the left and right sides of the heart,  which was more than double the rate of babies born to women who did not  take the drug.</p>
<p>The researchers also found that women who took any <a href="http://www.youhavealawyer.com/side-effects/antidepressants-paxil-prosac-zoloft.html">SSRI antidepressant during pregnancy</a> were more than twice as likely to give birth to a child with a neural  tube defect; 22 out of every 10,000 newborns, as compared to 9 out of  every 10,000 newborns born to women who did not take any SSRI during  pregnancy.</p>
<p>SSRIs are a relatively new class of antidepressants, which help  reduce symptoms of depression by preventing certain nerve cells in the  brain from re-absorbing the chemical serotonin. These drugs are commonly  used by millions of Americans with depression.</p>
<p>Although the drugs have been found to cause fewer side effects than  older anti-depressants, research has shown that users of the drugs could  also face an increased risk of suicides, and use during pregnancy has  been linked to a <a href="http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/antidepressants-pregnancy-pre-term-birth-risk-6305/">risk of birth defects</a>, especially among users of Paxil.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/topics/prozac/">Prozac</a> (fluoxetine) is marketed by Eli Lilly and is approved for the treatment  of depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other psychiatric  problems. In 2007 there were more than 22 million Prozac prescriptions  in the United States.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/topics/paxil/">Paxil </a>(paroxetine)  is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor prescribed to treat  depression. Approved in 1992, it has become one of the most commonly  prescribed drugs in the United States, with sales of just under $1  billion in 2008.</p>
<p>In December 2005, the FDA issued an alert about the risk of birth  defects from Paxil after studies showed the drug could increase the risk  of the heart defects when taken during the first three months of  pregnancy. At that time, the agency also required GlaxoSmithKline to  update the warning label to include information about the risk of birth  defects from Paxil side effects.</p>
<p>The company reportedly agreed to <a href="http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/paxil-birth-defect-lawsuits-settled-11599/">settle hundreds of Paxil heart birth defect lawsuits</a> last  year. The Paxil lawsuits were filed by parents who say that the use of  the antidepressant during pregnancy caused persistent pulmonary  hypertension in newborns (PPHN) and other birth defects. The lawsuits  claimed that the company failed to warn consumers and doctors that use  of Paxil during pregnancy could lead to congenital heart defects in  newborns. The lawsuits also claimed that the company purposefully hid  test results that would have revealed the side effects of Paxil and  misled doctors.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/paxil-prozac-birth-defect-study-19139/">http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/paxil-prozac-birth-defect-study-19139/</a></p>
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		<title>FDA Issues Label Changes for Antipsychotic Drugs—Outlining risks for newborns whose mothers took drug</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified health care providers that the Pregnancy section of drug labels for the entire class of antipsychotic drugs has been updated. The new drug labels include additional and consistent information regarding the potential risk for abnormal muscle movements (extrapyramidal signs [EPS]) and withdrawal symptoms among newborns whose mothers received the drugs in the third trimester of pregnancy.]]></description>
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<p>ModernMedicine &#8211; Feb 22, 2011</p>
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<p>TUESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) &#8212; The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified health care providers that the  Pregnancy section of drug labels for the entire class of antipsychotic drugs has been updated. The new drug labels include  additional and consistent information regarding the potential risk for abnormal muscle movements (extrapyramidal signs [EPS])  and withdrawal symptoms among newborns whose mothers received the drugs in the third trimester of pregnancy.</p>
<p>The drug labels were updated based on information from the FDA&#8217;s Adverse Event Reporting System database, which revealed  69 cases of neonatal EPS or withdrawal with all antipsychotic drugs. Most cases were attributable to multiple factors, but  some neonatal EPS and withdrawal cases may have occurred due to antipsychotics alone.</p>
<p>The symptoms of EPS and withdrawal in infants include agitation, abnormally increased or decreased muscle tone, tremor,  sleepiness, severe difficulty breathing, and difficulty in feeding. Symptoms may subside in a few hours or days and may not  require treatment, but some newborns may require longer hospitalizations.</p>
<p>According  to the FDA, &#8220;health care professionals should be aware of the effects  of antipsychotic medications on newborns  when the medications are used during pregnancy. Patients should not  stop taking these medications if they become pregnant  without talking to their health care professional, as abruptly stopping  antipsychotic medications can cause significant complications  for treatment.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Update of Swedish Study Upholds Concern for Antidepressant Induced Birth Defects</title>
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<p>LawyersandSettlements, November 13, 2010</p>
<p>by Gordon Gibb</p>
<p>Swedish research on maternal use of antidepressants in pregnancy continues to bolster existing concerns about <a href="http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/ssri_birth_defects.html?ref=article15389"><em>SSRI birth defects</em></a>, according to a recent issue of <em>Obesity, Fitness &amp; Wellness Week</em> (OFWW). &#8220;Concerns have been expressed about possible adverse effects of  the use of antidepressant medication during pregnancy, including risk  for neonatal pathology and the presence of congenital malformations,&#8221;  according to the authors of the study.</p>
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<p>According to the September 18th issue of <em>OFWW</em>,  the researchers used data from the Swedish Medical Birth Register from  July 1995 through 2007. Women who reported the use of antidepressants in  early pregnancy, or were prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy by  antenatal care, were identified for the study.</p>
<p>The end number for study purposes was 14,821 women with 15,017 infants.</p>
<p>&#8220;Maternal characteristics, maternal delivery diagnoses, infant neonatal  diagnoses and the presence of congenital malformations were compared  with all other women who gave birth, using the Mantel-Haenszel technique  and with adjustments for certain characteristics,&#8221; the authors noted.</p>
<p>&#8220;There was an association between antidepressant treatment and  pre-existing diabetes and chronic hypertension, but also with many  pregnancy complications. Rates of induced delivery and caesarean section  were increased.&#8221;</p>
<p>The study authors noted that neonatal complications were common,  especially with regard to the use of tricyclic (TCA) antidepressant use.  &#8220;An increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn  (PPHN) was verified. The congenital malformation rate was increased  after TCAs,&#8221; wrote M. Reis and colleagues.</p>
<p>The conclusion?</p>
<p>&#8220;Use of TCAs was found to carry a higher risk than other  antidepressants, and paroxetine (Aropax, Paxil, Seroxat) seems to be  associated with a specific teratogenic property.&#8221;</p>
<p>Paxil, one of the antidepressants mentioned, is a drug belonging to the  SSRI class (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) and includes a host  of SSRI side effects. One of the most grievous adverse reactions is  PPHN, or persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The latter is  considered a serious birth defect.</p>
<p>M. Reis is affiliated with the National Board of Forensic Medicine,  Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology, Linkoping,  Sweden. The study authored by Reis and colleagues updates a previous  study and was published in the <em>Journal of Psychological Medicine</em>, published out of New York.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">November 4, 2010<br />
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<p><span style="color: #666699;"><em><strong>Medical News Today</strong></em> published an article entitled &#8220;Increased Depression Screening Needed During Pregnancy, Study Says,&#8221; that is so highly misleading,  we wonder if they ever bother checking the validity of what they&#8217;re forwarding under the guise of &#8220;medical news.&#8221;<br />
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">We&#8217;re going to make this really simple—the study and its findings are bogus not to mention highly misleading and we&#8217;re only going to take up the two most egregious &#8220;facts&#8221; of the article to make our point.<br />
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">The article states, &#8220;The authors of the study say their findings  suggest that screening for depression should be a routine part of  prenatal and postnatal care.  They conducted a 10-week pilot project at  WIC clinics in Santa Fe and  Las Vegas, N.M., finding that 109 of 467  women who were screened had a  high enough score on the <strong>Edinburgh  Postnatal Depression Scale</strong> to  require a referral.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>FACT: The</strong><strong> Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale</strong>—<strong>also called EPDS, is a screening method documented to <em>triple</em> the number of women diagnosed with Post partum depression, according to a study published in <em>Obstecrics &amp; Gynecology</em>.   The <em>Scandinavian Journal of Public Health</em> stated that EPDS screening was <em>so unethical it should not be used. </em><br />
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">So the authors are knowingly promoting a study which is <em>known</em> to triple the amount of women diagnosed postpartum depression,  has been called <em>so unethical it should not be used.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;">Next, the article states, &#8220;There are antidepressants that are safe to take during pregnancy&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>False.<br />
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<p><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>FACT: Four countries have done nine studies on the  effects of antidepressants during pregnancy or breast feeding.  They found that </strong><strong>newer and older antidepressants</strong><strong> can cause premature  births, and  increase the risk of cardiovascular interventions such as  heart surgery in early  childhood.  In addition, newer  antidepressants </strong><strong>could also cause  withdrawal symptoms, respiratory problems, and neurological  problems.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>Six counties have issued a total of 15 drug regulatory warnings on  antidepressants causing severe problems for newborns.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>They warn of:</strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>Newer antidepressants</strong> <strong>causing  seizures,</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>Wellbutrin, Cipralex, Luvox, Remeron,  Effexor and Zyban increasing the risk of a life-threatening lung condition  in newborns,</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>Zoloft</strong><strong> and  Celexa</strong><strong> causing withdrawal  symptoms and increasing the risk of a life-threatening lung condition in  newborns,</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>Paxil and  Prozac </strong><strong>causing withdrawal symptoms and increasing the risk of cardiovascular  birth defects and a life-threatening lung condition in newborns</strong></span></li>
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">Like we said, the article and the &#8220;findings&#8221; are highly misleading to say the least.<br />
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<p><span style="color: #666699;">We&#8217;d also like to suggest something to any press forwarding these psycho/pharma puff pieces— Its called Google Search.   Its pretty easy these days to check the facts before promoting bogus studies and or &#8220;findings&#8221;  that are not only false, but can harm pregnant women and can give false information under the guise of &#8220;medical news.&#8221;   We also recommend that anyone reporting on psychiatric drugs at least check  our psychiatric drug database to see what international drug regulatory agencies and international studies have warned about these drugs instead of just regurgitating the latest pro drug study <a href="http://www.cchrint.org/psychdrugdangers/">http://www.cchrint.org/psychdrugdangers/</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;">Here is  a very short video of what can happen to pregnant women when they are not given the facts about these drugs:</span></p>
<p id="watch-headline-title"><span style="color: #666699;"><strong>In Memory of Matthew Schultz / Effexor Baby Pregnancy Infant Death</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;"><a href="ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnxuw2ufSug&amp;p=7F22F2C419977E5A&amp;playnext=1&amp;index=70">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnxuw2ufSug&amp;p=7F22F2C419977E5A&amp;playnext=1&amp;index=70</a></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #666699;">And finally, the &#8220;Medical News&#8221; article:</span></p>
<h1>Increased Depression Screening Needed During Pregnancy, Study Says</h1>
<p>Medical News Today</p>
<p>Twenty-three percent of pregnant women screened at two Women, Infant and Children clinics in New Mexico met criteria for depression, according to a study by a work group of the New Mexico Health Department and state Human Services Department, the Albuquerque Journal <a href="http://www.abqjournal.com/health/01225044health11-01-10.htm" target="_new"><cite></cite></a> reports.</p>
<p>Nationwide, 10% to 16% of pregnant women meet the criteria for  depression, and 70% show some depressive symptoms, according to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists.   In June, ACOG said that screening of pregnant women for depression  should be &#8220;strongly considered&#8221; but that there is not enough evidence to  recommend it.</p>
<p>The authors of the new study say their findings  suggest that screening for depression should be a routine part of  prenatal and postnatal care. They conducted a 10-week pilot project at  WIC clinics in Santa Fe and Las Vegas, N.M., finding that 109 of 467  women who were screened had a high enough score on the Edinburgh  Postnatal Depression Scale to require a referral. The work group  recommended increased training on depression screening tools for  providers and more support groups for women, in both English and  Spanish.</p>
<p>Signs of depression in pregnant women include feeling dread about the pregnancy, anxiety, isolation from loved ones, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, constant sadness, changes in appetite and lack of ability to  experience pleasure, according to therapist Stefanie Luna. Doctors say  leaving severe depression untreated could increase the risk for low  birthweight or premature birth. When women are depressed they also are  less likely to care for themselves and more likely to drink or smoke.  There are antidepressants that are safe to take during pregnancy  (Schoenberg, <cite>Albuquerque Journal</cite>, 11/1).</p>
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<p>St. Petersburg Times<br />
By Richard Martin<br />
July 16, 2010</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cchrint.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0424486401_131111c.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5476" style="border: 0.5px solid black;" title="0424486401_131111c" src="http://www.cchrint.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0424486401_131111c-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a>Dr. Mary Newport sees the symptoms more and more in the babies she  treats: oddly stiff limbs, severe tremors, vomiting, diarrhea, insomnia,  crying that never stops.</p>
<p>The common denominator: Their mothers  were taking prescription drugs, mostly painkillers like OxyContin and  Vicodin, and antianxiety drugs like Xanax during pregnancy.</p>
<p>Some  of the moms had no idea these medications would hurt their developing  babies — after all, it&#8217;s not like it&#8217;s heroin or cocaine, many think.</p>
<p>&#8220;They  are seriously misinformed,&#8221; said Newport, medical director of Spring  Hill Regional Hospital&#8217;s neonatal intensive care unit.</p>
<p>The  prescription drug epidemic, well documented among teens and adults, now  is claiming victims before they are even born. Tampa Bay area doctors  and addiction specialists are reporting a dramatic increase in the  number of pregnant addicts and infants needing treatment for withdrawal  from prescription drugs.</p>
<p>The trend is reminiscent of the &#8220;crack  baby&#8221; epidemic of the 1980s, when mothers used crack cocaine during  their pregnancies.</p>
<p>But area neonatologists say that in some ways,  the current trend is worse. Some women don&#8217;t understand that  prescription drugs can be dangerous during pregnancy. Others decide to  stop the drugs as soon as they learn they are pregnant, causing sudden  withdrawal that can lead to miscarriage.</p>
<p>And doctors say that  treating a baby with drugs like oxycodone, methadone or Xanax in the  system takes longer, and involves more medication, than treatment for  heroin or cocaine.</p>
<p>&#8220;Babies are suffering more,&#8221; said Dr. Terri  Ashmeade, medical director of Tampa General Hospital&#8217;s neonatal  intensive care unit. &#8220;Withdrawal patterns seem to be worse (with  prescription drugs) than what we were seeing with heroin.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Note from CCHR Int: To see for yourself what psychiatric drug reactions for infants and babies have been reported to the U.S. FDA&#8217;s medwatch system (by doctors, pharmacists, consumers etc),  go to our decrypted Medwatch reports: Under the drop down menu for DRUG NAME/DRUG CLASS, scroll all the way down to the bottom until you see CLASS OF DRUGS such as ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS or ANTIDEPRESSANTS or STIMULANTS and select one of those.   In the AGE RANGE drop down menu select 0-1 year old then click GENERATE REPORT.   You can do this for each class of psychiatric drug.  And consider this,   by the FDA&#8217;s own admission, only 1-10% of side effects are ever reported, so the actual side effects occurring in the general population are much higher.</strong></p>
<p>Click here for Decrypted Medwatch Reports <a href="http://www.cchrint.org/psychdrugdangers/medwatch_psych_drug_adverse_reactions.php">http://www.cchrint.org/psychdrugdangers/medwatch_psych_drug_adverse_reactions.php</a></p>
<p>Click her to read the rest of the article:  <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/article1109348.ece" target="_blank">http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/article1109348.ece</a></p>
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<p>Lawyers and Settlements<br />
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July 6, 2010</p>
<p><em>Copenhagen, Denmark</em>: A recent Danish study found a high number of  <em>Prozac birth defects</em> among the children of  women who took the drug while pregnant.</p>
<p>The study, conducted by the University of Copenhagen, warns that Prozac  and other psychotropic drugs can cause serious birth defects and other  maladies, according to United Press International.</p>
<p>Researchers discovered 429 instances of adverse reactions when women  took the drugs while pregnant. Of those 429 cases, more than half  involved serious reactions and a number of them involved birth defects.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are constantly reminded about the dangers of alcohol use and smoking  during pregnancy, but there is no information offered to women with  regards to use of psychotropic medication,&#8221; researcher Lisa Aagaard said  in a statement. &#8220;There is simply not enough knowledge available in this  area.&#8221;</p>
<p>Researchers found that 42 percent of the reactions were linked to  psychostimulants like Ritalin, 31 percent to antidepressants such as  Prozac and 24 to anti-psychotics like Haldol.</p>
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<p>Medscape<br />
By Deborah Brauser<br />
July 2, 2010</p>
<p>Psychotropic medications are associated with adverse drug reactions  (ADRs), many of which are serious, in children younger than 17 years,  according to a new database study from Danish researchers.</p>
<p>Results also showed that all but one of the psychotropic-related ADRs  for children between the ages of birth and 2 years were serious,  including birth defects such as neonatal withdrawal syndrome,  ventricular septal defects, and premature labor.</p>
<p>These findings were &#8220;probably due to the mothers&#8217; intake of  psychotropic medicine, primarily antidepressants and antipsychotics,  during pregnancy,&#8221; write the study authors.</p>
<p>For the overall patient population, the largest share of reported  ADRs came from psychostimulants (42%), followed by antidepressants (31%)  and antipsychotics (24.5%).</p>
<p>&#8220;The high number of serious ADRs reported for psychotropic medicines  in the pediatric population should be a concern for health care  professionals and physicians,&#8221; the study authors write.</p>
<p>In addition, &#8220;clinicians must be aware of the risks for the unborn  child if they treat pregnant women with [these drugs],&#8221; coinvestigator  Ebba Hansen, MSc, professor of social pharmacy and director for the  FKL-Research Center for Quality in Medicine Use at the University of  Copenhagen, Denmark, told <em>Medscape Medical News.</em></p>
<p>She noted that many of the general practitioners interviewed for this  study &#8220;thought that SSRI [selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor]  antidepressants are harmless. Therefore, we recommend that treatment of  pregnant women with psychotropic drugs should be an issue for  specialists only.&#8221;</p>
<p>The study is published online in <em>BMC Research Notes</em>.</p>
<p><strong>ADR Evidence Lacking</strong></p>
<p>Although regulatory authorities have issued warnings about risks  associated with the use of psychotropics in pediatric patients, &#8220;little  evidence has been reported about the ADRs of these medicines in  practice,&#8221; write the study authors.</p>
<p>&#8220;Overall, we have very little information about [ADRs] in children,  and especially in infants, as vulnerable groups are excluded from the  clinical trials that document a medication&#8217;s efficacy and safety before  licensing and marketing,&#8221; said Professor Hansen.</p>
<p>For this study, her team evaluated 4500 ADRs in children listed in  the national Danish ADR database between 1998 and 2007.</p>
<p>&#8220;Spontaneous ADR reporting [is] an important contributor to knowledge  about safety of medicines,&#8221; the study authors write. They note that  spontaneous reports are &#8220;the main source for information about new and  previous unknown ADRs.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Serious ADRs Found</strong></p>
<p>Results showed that 429 of the ADRs reported during the study period  were for psychotropic medications. Of these, 241 (56%) were deemed  serious.</p>
<p>A total of 50% of the psychotropic ADRs reported were for adolescents  between the ages of 11 and 17 years (n = 214), of which 45% were  serious. Almost 19% were for children between the ages of birth and 2  years (n = 80).</p>
<p>In addition, 39% of the overall psychotropic-related ADRs were from  the &#8220;nervous and psychiatric disorders&#8221; categories. When looking at sex,  59% of the total ADRs reported were for boys.</p>
<p>A total of 79 of the 80 ADRs associated with psychotropics in the  children younger than 2 years were serious, and 2 of these were fatal  (one was associated with citalopram due to chorioamnionitis and the  other with fluoxetine due to persistent fetal circulation).</p>
<p>Finally, 40% of all psychotropic ADRs were associated with the  psychostimulants methylphenidate and atomoxetine, whereas 59% of the  ADRs reported for antipsychotics were associated with ziprasidone,  olanzapine, and risperidone. A total of 61% of the total ADRs reported  for antidepressants were with sertraline and citalopram.</p>
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<p>INFOWARS.COM<br />
By John Galt<br />
July 2, 2010</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2010/06/madhouse-when-health-becomes-sickness.html"></a></strong></p>
<p>Dictatorships know that the battle for complete control is ultimately   won or lost in the minds of the target population.  As the oppression   advances, it tends to move from propaganda mind control to the direct   intervention into the mind via pharmaceuticals.  We are now seeing the   overt global coordination of the psychiatry profession to convince   every resident of planet Earth that all clear thinking, healthy living,   and wholesome innocence is some kind of disorder that needs to be   corrected (suppressed) with drugs to render zombie-like those whose   instincts afford them the ability of discernment.</p>
<p>We have seen this before — <a href="http://www.ippnw.org/MGS/V2N3Seidelman.html">the role of the  medical establishment</a> in dictatorships such as Nazi Germany is well  documented. It is the pre-Endgame, if you will, before <a href="http://www.endgamethemovie.com/">the final culling </a>takes   place.  The proof that we are being led by a medical tyranny to soften   us up for population reduction is of course not something to make light   of.  However, it <em>is</em> absurd, because it is a manufactured   attempt to re-define the natural human condition.  So, let us get up to   speed on our mental disorders as a gallows humor descends.</p>
<p><strong>Independent Thinking</strong></p>
<p>This disorder is naturally a wide-ranging one, as each unique human  being tends to have opinions.  Some of <a href="http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx">the more deviant forms</a> of individuality are questioning authority and <em>anxious distress</em>,   which includes symptoms like the “fear that something awful may   happen.”  Like the fear that individuality will be declared a mental   disorder by a scientific dictatorship?</p>
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<p><strong>Emotions </strong></p>
<p>The natural highs and lows that come with being a sentient human  being  experiencing the joys and sorrows of life apparently need to be   eradicated.  <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-459607/Children-young-4-given-happiness-tests-school.html">Happiness  tests</a> should be given to children to be sure that they feel elated  at all times, and perfectly at peace with their indoctrination<strong>. </strong>If  not, be sure to take your<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1290402/Lives-destroyed-happy-pills-As-use-antidepressants-DOUBLES-decade-experts-say-thousands-given-dangerous-drugs-dont-need.html">happy  pills</a><strong> </strong>each day.</p>
<p><strong>Healthy Eating</strong></p>
<p>Concern for your own well-being is apparently in direct opposition to   the goals of those who wish to keep the population fat, dumb, and   toxic.  Mike Adams <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/029098_orthorexia_mental_disorder.html">gives  a run-down</a> on the latest crazy thinking associated with eating  broccoli, taking  vitamins and minerals, drinking purified water, and  avoiding known  toxins.</p>
<p><strong>Pregnancy</strong></p>
<p>The act of experiencing the emotions of childbirth is definitely  something that needs <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s110-1375">strong  legislation</a>.   Instead of thinking about creating life, and the  family bonding  process, it is much healthier instead to focus on the  increasing  numbers of disorders surrounding the most natural of  processes and how  the medical establishment can keep mothers worried  sick about their  babies. <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>And Now:</strong> <strong>BEING BORN</strong></p>
<p>The Psychiatric Dictatorship has begun in earnest to target <a href="../2010/06/23/pre-crime-try-pre-diagnose-and-pre-drug-psychiatrists-target-infants-as-mental-patients/">infants  as mental patients</a>.   The amniotic world and the newly born are now  under surveillance by  agents of the medical elite such as John H.  Gilmore, Director of the  UNC Schizophrenia Research, for signs of  schizophrenia.  Unfortunately,  Gilmore is not an isolated mad  scientist; this is a global initiative.   The Citizens Commission on  Human Rights International recently covered  the story of “Australian of  the Year,” Patrick McGorry, who would like <a href="../2010/06/16/australian-psychiatrist-patrick-mcgorry-wants-his-pre-drugging-agenda-to-go-global/">Australia  to lead the world </a>in  treating mental illness.  Consulting fees and  research grants are  raining down on pre-detection initiatives from all  of the major  pharmaceutical peddlers.</p>
<p>Read entire article:  <a href="http://www.infowars.com/madhouse-medical-tyranny-when-health-becomes-sickness/" target="_blank">http://www.infowars.com/madhouse-medical-tyranny-when-health-becomes-sickness/</a></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">HealthJockey.com<br />
June 28, 2010</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Some psychotropic drugs may be recommended to treat </span><span style="color: #000000;">depression</span><span style="color: #000000;"> as they are  believed to affect the mind, emotions, and behavior of an individual.  But these medications appear to elevate the risk for various birth  defects. As a recent study initiated by the University of  Copenhagen suggests, the consumption of psychotropic medication ought to  be avoided during pregnancy.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Investigators observed the link of psychotropic </span><span style="color: #000000;">medications</span><span style="color: #000000;"> with birth  defects. They analyzed the data between 1998 and 2007 regarding Danish  children under the age of 17. The study claims that the data highlighted  429 adverse drug reactions in these children. After thorough  examinations the authors concluded that more than half of these cases  indicated extreme </span><span style="color: #000000;">birth defects</span><span style="color: #000000;"> including birth  deformities and severe withdrawal syndromes.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Associate Professor Lisa Aagaard affirmed, “A range  of serious side effects such as birth deformities, low birth weight, </span><span style="color: #000000;">premature birth</span><span style="color: #000000;">, and development of  neonatal withdrawal syndrome were reported in children under two years  of age, most likely because of the mother’s intake of psychotropic  medication during pregnancy.”</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">In addition, the investigators inspected 4,500 pediatric adverse drug  reaction reports and revealed a clear link between psychotropic  medications and birth defects. It was ascertained that psychostimulants  like Ritalin known to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD) was  accountable in 42 percent of unfavorable reactions. And while </span><span style="color: #000000;">antidepressants</span> <span style="color: #000000;">such as Prozac probably caused 31  percent reactions, 21 percent were contributed by antipsychotics similar  to Haldol.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Read entire article:</span> <a href="http://www.healthjockey.com/2010/06/28/birth-defects-appear-due-to-intake-of-psychotropic-medications-during-pregnancy/" target="_blank">http://www.healthjockey.com/2010/06/28/birth-defects-appear-due-to-intake-of-psychotropic-medications-during-pregnancy/</a></p>
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		<title>Study shows antidepressants cause major increase in miscarriages (68%) yet pregnant women still being targeted for usage</title>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">Before It&#8217;s News<br />
June 23, 2010</span></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">This study comes on the heels of ones showing these drugs cause  birth defects. But even now, regulatory agencies aren&#8217;t taking action.</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Medical powers-that-be are pressing to identify  women &#8220;at risk&#8221; of depression during pregnancy—likely to push them into  taking anti-depressants. Now, a study has shown that SSRI and SNRI antidepressants  can increase miscarriages by 68 percent. These drugs have also been  associated with birth defects. <em>Now, that is truly depressing.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">A study published in the online edition of the <em>Canadian Medical  Association Journal</em> reported a 68% increase in miscarriages in women  who take modern antidepressants. Paroxetine, the SSRI sold as Paxil or Seroxat, and venlafaxine, the  SNRI sold as Effexor, were especially risky, and taking more than one  antidepressant was also particularly dangerous.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">As previously documented in Babies  of Women Taking Antidepressants Born With Deformities, Dr. Anick  Bérard, PhD, one of the study&#8217;s authors, has also noted that  antidepressants have been associated with birth defects. It shouldn&#8217;t,  of course, come as any surprise that an agent guilty of causing birth  defects would also result in miscarriages.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Overall, antidepressant use was found to increase the risk of  miscarriage by 68%. Paroxetine increased the risk by 75% and venlafaxine  more than doubled the risk to a 110% greater chance of </span><span style="color: #000000;">spontaneous abortion</span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">In comparison, the increased risk of miscarriage due to untreated  depression is 19 percent.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">It&#8217;s obvious that increased miscarriage risks of 68 percent, 75  percent, and 110% with SSRI and SNRI treatment make a 19 percent  increase in untreated pregnancy depression pale by comparison.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Read entire article: </span><a href="http://beforeitsnews.com/news/84/868/Antidepressants_Cause_Major_Increase_in_Miscarriages.html" target="_blank">http://beforeitsnews.com/news/84/868/Antidepressants_Cause_Major_Increase_in_Miscarriages.html</a></p>
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