By the year 2006 Paxil was one of the most frequently and highest used anti-depressant drug in the market. It was not until finally the year 2005 that the announcement was made of the side effects of paxil. But at the time it was too late for those who were currently under the treatment.
Although it is a fact that the anti depressant treatment contributes to defects on the unborn child, it is also fair to say that if not taken they could cause other problems that could be life threatening to the unborn child. It is also a fact that that women who are constantly using this treatment are likely to fall back into the same depression symptoms that they were in the initially place.
Omphalocele is one of the paxil birth defects. This is a malformation of the abdomen in which the content protrudes into the base of the umbilical cord. This creates an early closing of the sutures.
