Antidepressants might increase infertility and pregnancy problems

Debate Over Antidepressants In Pregnancy Ongoing WebMD

Highlights

• Since the introduction of Prozac in 1987, millions of pregnant women have taken SSRI antidepressants.

• 1 in 10 infertility patients were taking an SSRI for depression.

• Mounting evidence linking SSRI use during pregnancy with poor birth outcomes, including miscarriage, early delivery

Question: Is it due to some combination of the following?:

1. Low vitamin D ==> depression

2. Depression ==> low vitamin D

3. Unknown ==> low vitamin D and depression

See also VitaminDWiki

• Antidepressants reduce cellular Vitamin D, increasing fractures, CVD, etc. - Oct 2022

• Depression 50 percent more likely if low vitamin D in early pregnancy – Aug 2012

• Psychosis in dark skinned people 3.5 X higher if low level of vitamin D – May 2012

• Less than 20 ng vitamin D increases depression by 80 percent – Dec 2010

• Overview Pregnancy and Vitamin D

• All items in depression and vitamin D items

• Pregnant blacks 50 pcnt more likely to be depressed if 3 ng lower vitamin D – July 2012

• Much less depression if more than 43 ng of vitamin D – Oct 2012

• All items in category Interactions and vitamin D items

• Low vitamin D intake associated with depressive symptoms in senior women – Oct 2011

• Hypothesis: Some Mental Illness could be treated or prevented with vitamin D

• Much less depression if higher than 43 ng of vitamin D – Oct 2012

• Psychosis in dark skinned people 3.5 X higher if low level of vitamin D – May 2012

• Suicide 2X more likely with low vitamin D (in military) – Jan 2013

See also web

• Depression ==> premature birth 96% increase in premature birth if ani-depressants in late pregnancy; April 2014
  • No mention of low vitamin D