TY - JOUR T1 - Clomipramine withdrawal in newborns JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F77 LP - F77 DO - 10.1136/fn.81.1.F77a VL - 81 IS - 1 AU - B R BLOEM AU - G J LAMMERS AU - D W E ROOFTHOOFT AU - A J DE BEAUFORT AU - O F BROUWER Y1 - 1999/07/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/81/1/F77.2.abstract N2 - Editor—Maternal clomipramine use during pregnancy may cause epilepsy in newborns.1-3 We present the case of a neonate who developed a thus far unrecognised manifestation of clomipramine withdrawal.A 38 year old woman had been treated for depression throughout pregnancy with clomipramine (100 mg/day). No other medication had been taken. A boy weighing 3370 g was born at term; he had excellent Apgar scores. Two days later, the child was jittery following startling impulses. On the fifth day, simultaneous … ER -