Posted by linkadge on June 6, 2003, at 22:50:29
In reply to Regarding Paxil and women, posted by BekkaH on June 6, 2003, at 22:15:14
Yes, many of the tricyclics are associtated with increased risk of cancer. Of the SSRI's Paxil is the only one that posed increased risk of cancer.
SSRI's have also been associated with a certain *reduction* in the incidence of heart disase. Studies of smokers revealed that those who took SSRI medication were much less likely to suffer heart attack, presumably due to the drugs' ability to thin the blood.
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