Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial in Massachusetts heard testimony on Monday (August 3, day 5) about the drugs she was prescribed in the months before she killed her young children in what her lawyer says was a psychosis caused by postpartum mental health problems. Kevin Reddington cross-examined Sejal Shah, a psychiatrist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston who evaluated Clancy after she was hospitalized on Jan. 24, 2023. “She was on amitriptyline, diazepam. I believe she was also on prescribed lorazepam, and there may have been one other,” Shah testified. Reddington questioned Shah about other prescription drugs including Remeron, quetiapine (Seroquel), amitriptyline, and Ambien, (this video has been edited and does not include everything) then asked, “Some of these drugs they also have what's called a suicide warning or a black box warning, isn't that right?” “Yes,” Shah answered. “Can you tell me what that means?” Reddington asked. “So in studies that have been that have been done, some of them show that, especially after starting an antidepressant, it can increase someone's risk of suicidality. Many of those studies showed that it was mostly in adolescents and young adults, but it can happen in adults as well,” Shah answered. "It's an awful lot of drugs to be prescribed in four months, isn't it?" Reddington asked. Judge William Sullivan sustained an objection from Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague, who followed up in re-direct by asking Shah, “All those drugs that defense counsel just listed, you're aware she wasn't on all of those drugs at the same time, correct?” “Correct,” Shah answered. “And did you know that many of those drugs she took very a very small amount of? Some she didn't take any pills at all?” Sprague asked. “I was not aware of that,” Shah answered. Jurors will not hear about a lawsuit Lindsay Clancy’s former husband, Patrick Clancy, filed against her psychiatrist, a nurse practitioner and South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, where she was treated for postpartum mental health problems before she killed her three children in their Duxbury home on Jan. 24, 2023. The lawsuit alleges “the bevy of diverse and powerful medications they misprescribed coupled with their abject failure to appropriately monitor Lindsay resulted in Lindsay's mental health deteriorating to the point of suicidal ideation and requiring in-patient care.” “Ultimately, Defendants' negligent treatment of Lindsay, including their complete failure to recognize and address the radical erosion of her mental health, resulted in tragedy, namely, allegations that Lindsay took the lives of her children," according to the lawsuit, which was filed in January 2026. "If Defendants had not acted negligently, and rather had provided adequate care, it is more likely than not that Patrick and Lindsay's children would still be alive today." You can watch Shah’s entire testimony on my YouTube channel or Facebook page. The trial involves serious mental health issues and could distress people. If you or someone you know needs help, you can call or text 988 to speak to a trained crisis counselor. You also can visit 988lifeline.org or dial 800-273-8255 [TALK]. #law #crime #pharma - @meghannmcuniff