A European study revealed that taking depression drugs increases the risks of sudden death due to heart attacks.
The study, published during the European Society for Cardiology Conference last week, confirms that people who take depression medications are likely to leave life suddenly due to heart disease, and that the dangers of death are increasing with the length of the period of taking these medications.
“The period of taking depression drugs is linked to increased risks of sudden death due to heart attacks,” said the head of the study team, Jasmine Mocanovic, of the Regzhosostelite Center for Cardiology in Copenhagen, Denmark.
She explained in statements reported by the website “Health Day”, which specializes in medical research, that “taking depression drugs for 6 years or more increases the dangers of death due to heart attacks more compared to those who take these medications for a period ranging from one to 5 years, when they are compared to those who do not take depression drugs at all.”
In order to extract these results, the researchers examined the deaths among adults in Denmark throughout 2010 with a focus on people who take depression medications and people who suddenly died due to heart attacks.
The study team emphasized that people who take depression for a period between one to 5 years increasing the risks of their deaths suddenly due to heart attacks by 56%, and that this percentage doubles in the event of consuming depression drugs for more than 6 years.
The researchers stated that the dangers of sudden death due to the intake of depression are increasing in more than the elderly.