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Many antidepressants can cause side effects, including nausea, digestive issues, headaches and difficulty sleeping. ... Zoloft (sertraline) and Lexapro (escitalopram). Effectiveness and side ...
Escitalopram has a category C rating from the FDA, which means animal studies have found that it may cause problems for unborn children, but that there is insufficient study data regarding its ...
Citalopram and escitalopram are associated with a mild dose-dependent QT interval prolongation, [37] which is a measure of how rapidly the heart muscle repolarizes after each heartbeat. Prolongation of the QT interval is a risk factor for torsades de pointes (TdP), a heart rhythm disturbance that is sometimes fatal. Despite the observed change ...
[84] [85] There is 29–42% increase in congenital heart defects among children whose mothers were prescribed sertraline during pregnancy, [14] [15] with sertraline use in the first trimester associated with 2.7-fold increase in septal heart defects. [14] Abrupt interruption of sertraline treatment may result in withdrawal or discontinuation ...
Tricyclics and SSRI can cause the so-called drug-induced QT prolongation, especially in older adults; [131] this condition can degenerate into a specific type of abnormal heart rhythm called Torsades de points, which can potentially lead to sudden cardiac arrest. [132] Some antidepressants are also believed to increase thoughts of suicidal ...
Zoloft is often prescribed off-label to treat PE, because it can make climaxing take longer. Zoloft works by increasing serotonin levels, which can cause side effects such as difficulty with ...
Elevation of norepinephrine levels can sometimes cause anxiety, mildly elevated pulse, and elevated blood pressure. However, norepinephrine-selective antidepressants, such as reboxetine and desipramine, have successfully treated anxiety disorders. [71] People at risk for hypertension and heart disease should monitor their blood pressure.
Antidepressants could increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in people with depression under the age of 25. In 2004, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration along with the Neuro-Psychopharmacologic Advisory Committee and the Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee, concluded that there was a causal link between newer antidepressants and pediatric suicidality. [7]