Re: Antidepressants in muscle tissue of fish

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Hi That is freeky, that found antidepressants in the water treamtment center in ''Montreal City'' Canada in my town aslo, It's possible they don't break down , that's what I think. To:

SSRIsex Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:19:14 AM Subject: Antidepressants in muscle tissue of fish

Hi, I am summing up an article in today's Swedish newspaper.

70 perch (fish) caught in a creek outside Upsala (Sweden) were analyzed by environmental chemists at Umea Univesity (Sweden). The creak is near a water treatment plant and purified drinking water is emptied into the creak. The chemists found traces of the following medications in all of the fish's MUSCLE TISSUE. The concern according to the chemists is that some of these medications don't break down. Of course that leads to the question, what happens to humans if these medications don't break down in our tissue?

Another question is, of all the medications that are prescribed, why are 9 out of 23 medications found in these fish either antidepressants, anti psychotics or anti anxiety? Is it because they are prescribed in such high proportion or is it because they can't be broken down?

List of medications found in the fish:

Sertralin - *antidepressant*

Risperidon - *antipsychotic*

Orfenadrin - against muscle tension

Paroxetin - *antidepressant*

Nefazodon - *antidepressant*

Sulfametoxazol - against infection

Oxazepam - *anti anxiety*

Memantin - alzheimers medication

Trihexyfenidyl - parkinsons medication

Tamoxifen - breast cancer medication

Fluoxetin - *anti anxiety*

Klotrimazol - anti fungal

Flekainid - heart medication

Biperiden - for parkinsons and other

Haloperidol - *antipsychotic*

Kodein - opiate against pain

Irbesartan - against high blood pressure

Klomipramin - *antidepressant*

Glibenklamid - diabetes medication

Hydorxyzin - *anti anxiety*

Difenhydramin - against watery eyes