Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005
Adding to the concerns about antidepressant use, a Dutch report in the
Archives of Internal Medicine highlighted another problem with the pills: abnormal bleeding. Patients taking drugs that strongly inhibit reuptake of serotonin—a neurotransmitter that aids both mood and blood clotting—were at least twice as likely to be hospitalized for bleeding in the brain, uterus and other sites than patients taking weaker drugs. So-called SSRIs, including Prozac and Paxil, were among the strongest drugs. The risk is small, however, and most serious for patients already at elevated risk for bleeding.
- Sora Song
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