mums to be fear that prozac may harm unborn children
US scientists have told the journal of Science that using the anti-depressant Prozac at an early age could lead to emotional problems later in life; also pregnant women may be risking the mental health of their unborn child by using the drug.
The team at Columbia University in New York found young mice that were given the drug grew up anxious and appeared depressed in tests on their emotional state.
They believe the Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor (SSRI) drug interferes with a critical stage of brain development, setting the animals up for emotional disorders later in life.
But Prozac's makers said care should be taken when interpreting rodent studies.
