Many girls, when pregnant, have hormonal issues which make them depressed. Some are so depressed they could need a prescription drug to help them combat this condition. Such drugs may be what are called antidepressants. And when that's the case, a far worse fate may await these women's unborn youngsters.
That is because some antidepressants can cause devastating birth defect injuries. A newly born child with such birth problems may face surgery or repeated surgeries to gain a chance to lead a normal life -- or maybe simply to survive. And this occurs because some anti-depression treatments and other medicines are broken drugs created and sold by negligent manufacturers.
Such flawed drugs include the anti-depressants Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, Celexa, Cipralex, Luvox, Remeron and Lexapro. Each is an SSRI, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Other drugs, which also can cause birth problems, are the anti-depressant drugs Wellbutrin and Effexor and the seizure drugs Depakote and Topamax.
Antidepressant birth problems can go from inborn ( when born ) heart defects like ventricular septal defects or atrial septal defects to lung defects like persistent pulmonary hypertension, or PPHN. Other SSRI birth defects are craniosynostosis, an injury of both the brain and the skull. Yes, mood depressant drugs can ease depression. But they also can cause such devastating birth problems.
Indeed, the link is clear between anti-depressant drug usage while carrying a child and increased risk of lung, heart, brain and further birth problems in newly borns or growing youngsters. Because of this, families who have suffered such harm are counseled to find legal remedies thru a birth defect lawsuit waged by a birth defect lawyer.
This is advanced by SSRI-Birth-Defect.com, an attorney group serving Northern Americans across the nation. Visit its defective drug website to find out more about anti-depressant birth defects and to notify a faulty drug counsel or birth defect lawyer.
Contact a birth defect lawyer by submitting the site's free case review form or by phoning 1-800-519-4411. A legal representative will reply rapidly to help assess your prospects for a successful birth defect lawsuit. Innocent babies deserve about the finance compensation and justice, which can come from a defective drug lawsuit.