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Should I stop taking Prozac if I’m pregnant?

  • Written by Anne Buist, Director of Women’s Mental Health at Austin Health – Northpark Private Hospital, Professor, University of Melbourne
imageDeciding whether or not to continue on medication in pregnancy is always a balancing act.from shutterstock.com

Women, and perhaps their doctors, may be concerned when they see reports of a study showing an association between taking fluoxetine, an antidepressant also known as Prozac, during pregnancy and birth defects in children.

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