Posted by madeline on December 31, 2006, at 17:41:32
In reply to SSRI's and the heart, posted by linkadge on December 31, 2006, at 16:20:24
I really don't think there is much need to panic here.
However, during an overdose of the SSRI's especially citalopram, there can be marked EKG changes.
ALso, at really high concentrations fluoxetine and norfluoxetine can change the sodium flux in the heart.
In my opinion, as a lot of people have pointed out on this board many many times, these drugs are so widely prescribed (much more than phen-fen)that if heart valve trouble was going to be an issue, it would have shown up by now.
They may not work for all, and aside from an increase suicide risk in pediatric patients, these drugs seem pretty safe.
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