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Safety of Antidepressant Drugs Questioned

Concerns about side effects from popular anti-depressants such as Paxil and Zoloft have some questioning the safety of the prescription drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing reports that a class of antidepressant drugs, which includes Paxil and Zoloft, causes suicidal thinking in children. This precautionary action by the FDA has ignited concerns in some people about the safety of drugs classified as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). Posted by Editor at August 4, 2003 08:40 AM