Antidepressants Linked to Increased Risk for Death, Stroke in Postmenopausal Women

December 22, 2009 — Postmenopausal women taking either a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) or a selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) appear to be at increased risk for all-cause mortality, and SSRI users seem to be at increased risk for hemorrhagic and fatal stroke, although the absolute event risks are low, according to an analysis from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study.

For the rest of this article published in the December issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, Jordan Smoller, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and colleagues CLICK HERE