Is it safe to take Paxil during pregnancy

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"Paxil has the potential to influence fetal development, resulting in congenital birth defects in newborns, and withdrawal symptoms that torment babies for days, weeks, or years after birth."

"In 2005, the Food & Drug Administration warned that the antidepressant Paxil had been linked to an increased risk of birth defects in expectant mothers that were taking the drug.

Since Paxil was approved in 1992, it has become one of the world's most popular antidepressants, taken by tens of millions of patients. According to GSK, about 25 percent of Paxil users are women of childbearing age, between 18 and 45."
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