A 42-year-old female asked:
9 day old was breastfed while mom on celexa (citalopram). Elevated liver enzymes. Is celexa (citalopram) the likely cause? What else may cause that in newborns?
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Dr. Robert Marvit answered
56 years experience in Psychiatry
Dose related: Possibly but new borns some times have a lag in liver development causes the elevation in enzymes.
Answered on Aug 16, 2013
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