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My daughter was born with multiple holes in her heart, multiple spleen, two left sides of the heart, and a condition called T.A.P.V.R. My husband has been on Paxil and other anti-depressants. I have recentley just read and article on another father taking Paxil and his daughters heart defects. Also there were 2 comments below of other fathers taking this same drug and holes in their childrens hearts. There is definately a connection. Someone has got to research this and get to the bottom of it.
P.S. The article is http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/ssri_birth_defects/prozac-birth-defects-zoloft-ssri-11496.html
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoYes. Paxil use during a pregnancy has been linked to an increased risk of heart and other fetal birth defects.
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