SSRI Antidepressants Appear Not To Raise Risk For Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Research Suggests

HealthDay (2/26) reported researchers “examined the association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and intracerebral hemorrhage,” findings that “rates of intracerebral hemorrhage were 11% in people who’d been prescribed antidepressants and 14% in those who had not.” Included in the study were “nearly 128,000 people who had a stroke between 2010 and 2019.” The findings are slated for presentation “at the American Academy of Neurology’s virtual annual meeting, April 17-22.”

Related Links:

— “Common Antidepressants Won’t Raise Risk for Bleeding Strokes: Study “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, February 26, 2021

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