title: Gastrointestinal Side Effects in the Baby of a Breastfeeding Woman Treated with Low-Dose Fluvoxamine.
abstract: Depression and anxiety disorders are frequently seen in the postpartum period. Primary pharmacological agents for these disorders are antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Despite no adverse reports, data on safety for the maternal use of fluvoxamine on breastfed infants are limited. This case report presents diarrhea and vomiting in the breastfed baby of a woman using fluvoxamine at 50 mg/d.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey farukuguz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uguz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D016666:Fluvoxamine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D016666:Fluvoxamine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
keywords: antidepressants; breastfeeding; postnatal depression; postpartum depression