Fears as common anti-depressant linked to two deaths and heart issues
DEVASTATED families have expressed their fears as a common anti-depressant their loved ones had taken has been linked to their deaths.
Setraline belongs to the group of medication called SSRIs and is commonly used to treat anxiety and depression.Although Liam complained of back pain in the hours before his death, his mum said he was in high spirits before he went to sleep. A post-mortem found that Liam had "elevated" levels of sertraline in his system, at 0.57mg a litre, which could prove fatal, the newspaper reported.
Professor Mary Sheppard told the newspaper: "I agree the association with sertraline and SADS is there but there is no hard data.
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