My sister has always suffered from depression and she has tried out a variety of different medications to help ease her symptoms. After years of switching drugs, my sister tried zoloft and she felt that this drug worked the best to reduce her mood swings and constant sad feelings. My sister ended up being on zoloft for five years when she found out that she was pregnant.
My sister was overjoyed about her pregnancy and she did everything in her power to stay healthy for her baby. She took her vitamins religiously and she carefully made food choices that she knew would not harm her child. My sister read about weight gain and exercise techniques to keep herself in great physical condition. My sister never thought that her depression medicine would ever harm her baby and my sister’s gynecologist even said that the zoloft was safe.
When my sister’s baby was born, the doctors took her son away because he did not seem to be breathing right. They stuck him in an incubator and placed him on a breathing machine. My sister was extremely concerned and the doctor soon told my sister that her child was born with a heart and lung defect. My sister was told that her baby needed to stay in an incubator until surgery could be performed.
My sister’s son had his surgery and he thankfully is doing well, but my sister has become very angry since she has learned that zoloft can cause birth defects. My sister never knew about this possibility and she has no idea why no one explained this to her while she was pregnant.
My sister has researched zoloft online and she has found countless others who have gone through the same difficulties she has with zoloft birth defects. Some people have said that they have contacted lawyers to sue the manufacturers of zoloft, but my sister has no idea what she wants to do. My sister is just grateful that her son is healthy now.