I was unable to pull up this article today. Is it the same study that appeared in Pediatrics? That was an excellent peice by Birnbaum et al. on infant blood levels for antidepressants in breastfeeding moms. The conclusion is that the risk is VERY low and...that which antidepressant to use should be based on what will work for the mom. The authors point out the risk to infants of being raised by a depressed mom and how it must be weighed against this very LOW risk of infant side effect from the drug. Of the infants in the study (n=35) , those whose mothers were treated only during lactation showed NO detectable blood levels. Some of those whose moms were treated during both pregnancy and lactation showed detectable but low levels. None of the moms whose babies had detectable levels reported any effect at all on the infant. You can pull this abstract up at http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/abstract/104/1/e11. Susan Keith-Hergert RN, MS, CPN, IBCLC Mercy Health Partners Cincinnati, Ohio "D. McCallister" <[log in to unmask]> on 07/09/99 11:43:18 PM Please respond to Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] cc: (bcc: Susan J Keith-Hergert/MGCR/CHP) Subject: Antidepressants http://www.ama-assn.org/insight/h_focus/nemours/news/tmp-news/0708-5f.htm Just wanted to point out this very recent article on the use of antidepressants in breastfeeding mothers. No mention of risk of depression due to weaning. Debbie McCallister Louisville, KY *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html