Many people don’t think twice when their physician prescribes antidepressants or other medications. However, new research suggests that some of these drugs may quietly interfere with brain development in unborn children, raising urgent safety concerns during pregnancy.
A February review authored by University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers and published in Brain Medicine suggested that more than 30 widely used drugs—including some antipsychotics, antidepressants, and heart medications—may interfere with cholesterol production in the brain, a process essential for cognitive function and neural growth.
