A Deeper Shade of Blue

There is research to support the reproductive safety of certain antidepressants, including Prozac (fluoxetine) and the older tricyclic antidepressants. Less information on reproductive safety is available for the newer antidepressants. A recent study form researchers at the Motherisk Program in Toronto has looked at outcomes in infants exposed to the antidepressant mirtazapine (Remeron) in pregnancy. […]

Postpartum Support International (PSI) just redesigned its website.   If you have postpartum depression or know somebody who does, here you can find information on:

How to recognize postpartum depression
Support for fathers and other  family members
Resources within your community
Postpartum depression advocacy issues

Women with bipolar disorder are at high risk for illness during pregnancy. Unfortunately, many of the mood stabilizers used to treat bipolar disorder, including lithium and valproic acid (Depakote), have been associated with congenital malformations (birth defects) when used during the first trimester. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released that the use of lamotrigine […]

Earlier this year a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine linked SSRI use during late pregnancy to an increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn. Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a cardiovascular syndrome typically occurring in full-term or near-term infants. Typically within 12 hours of delivery, infants […]