Antidepressants Are Tied to <br />Gestational Diabetes in New Study.<br />The study, conducted by researchers at <br />the University of Montreal, looked at data <br />from 237,172 pregnancies. It was published <br />in the journal 'BMJ Open.'.<br />According to the study, the antidepressants <br />amitriptyline and venlafaxine posed <br />the largest increased risk of <br />diabetes during pregnancy. .<br />For the mother, gestational diabetes <br />increases the possibility of high <br />blood pressure and the necessity for a cesarian section.<br />For the baby, gestational <br />diabetes can increase the <br />likelihood of type 2 diabetes later in <br />lifeand lower blood sugar in utero.<br />Study authors caution <br />that depression "needs to be <br />treated during pregnancy.".<br />If a woman is pregnant and is taking antidepressants, she should not stop by herself but should have an informed discussion with her treating physician to assess the best way forward, Anick Bérard, University of Montreal, via CNN.<br />More research is necessary to understand <br />why anti-depressants affect the possibility <br />of gestational diabetes
