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: A Georgia LawyerAntidepressants May Raise Women's Stroke Risk
Older women who ingest such antidepressants may have a small but statistically significant increased risk of stroke and death compared to women not on the medications, a new study finds.
"But statistical significance can be different from clinical significance," stressed Dr. Jordan W. Smoller, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and lead author of a report in the Dec. 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. "It is possible that a statistically detectable effect may not be a problem for most people." Source.
The Report's conclusion: "In postmenopausal women, there were no significant differences between SSRI and TCA use in risk of CHD, stroke, or mortality."
Full post as published by A Georgia Lawyer on December 15, 2009 (boomark / email).
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