Atrial Septal Defects Caused By Zoloft Medication

It is every woman's happiness to realize when to become a mother to her first born child or the second

. The expectant mother considers such feeling as a fulfillment of womanhood. One of the sad experiences a would-be mother can get herself to is depression.

Women are more likely to develop depression during the duration of the pregnancy, the American Pregnancy Association reveals. This form of depression is also known as a prenatal depression, a mood disorder, as described in several clinical studies. Mood disorder is considered a a biological illness which occurs during change in brain chemistry What could lead to an undesirable state of being, such as depression and anxiety is the hormonal change activity occurring in a body which can affect the brain cells.

Prenatal depression encourages pregnant women to take on an antidepressant medication in order to alleviate their psychological torment. One particular product available in the market for this condition is Zoloft. Expectant mothers who are under medication put their newborns at risk of a birth defect during birth. The atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the serious side effects of Zoloft.

The antidepressant drug Zoloft, when taken by pregnant women, is believed to cause several birth defects, as was shown in the Zoloft lawsuit filed by the Hodge couples from Ohio. The mother is said to have regularly taken the product orally while pregnant. She claimed that her newborn child had anencephaly, a neural tube defect that is largely believed to be cause of the child's death just 18 hours after her delivery.

However, ASD is not as severe as anencephaly as many babies with ASD do not show any signs of symptoms but in adults, signs or symptoms usually begin at age 30. The signs and symptoms usually shows up until decades later.

If symptoms such as bluish discoloration of the skin, shortness of breath, tires easily, especially after activity, swelling of legs, feet or abdomen and heart palpitations or skipped beats is being experienced by the mother or the child, it is best to contact a doctor right away.

This kind of inconvenience could have been avoided. The people who experience this kind of conditions due to Zoloft intake while pregnant may consider filing a Zoloft lawsuit.

by: Michael Anderson

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