Mothers Who Take Antidepressents During Preganacy Are 3 Times As Likely To Have Boys With Austim, New Study Finds [1]

[2]A new Johns Hopkins study discovers an association between prenatal exposure to antidepressant [3] medications [4], autism [5] spectrum disorder (ASD), and developmental delays (DD) in boys.

Researchers from the Bloomberg School of Public Health found that early prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — commonly prescribed for depression [6], anxiety [7], and other disorders — increased the risk for ASD three-fold.

Common SSRIs include citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), and sertraline (Zoloft).

Full article: http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/04/16/1st-trimester-antidepressant-use-tied-to-autism-risk/68613.html [8]