Another health warning over anti-depressants

Another health warning over anti-depressants Long-term antidepressant use could raise the risk of suffering and dying from heart disease, scientists say.

University of Bristol researchers discovered patients who had been taking the drugs for more than 10 years were up to twice as likely to be diagnosed with and die from heart disease.

Around one in six adults in England and one in five in the US take the drugs, which are thought to raise levels of chemicals in the brain that boost mood. The Daily Mail

See also: 

• Antidepressant use and risk of adverse outcomes: population-based cohort study (open access) BJPsych Open
• Common antidepressants may increase the risk of heart disease and early death The Daily Telegraph