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Paxil-Related Lawsuits in the United States
Recently, it has been reported that the use of paxil, an antidepressant medication, has caused a condition known as akathisia; which is a condition of severe inner restlessness. This akathisia has lead to increased suicidal and violent thoughts leading to the injury, harm or death to many of the patients taking paxil. Because of the increase in injury and death, many new lawsuits against the GlaxoSmithKline Company, the manufacturers of the drug, paxil, have been opened and reported. paxil was never approved or recommended by the American Food and Drug Administration and many doctors went forward and prescribed paxil to patients under eighteen years old and to those who were pregnant or nursing based solely on their professional judgment. Today, many of these patients have suffered extreme side effects, including suicidal death as a result of taking the prescribed paxil.
In 2004, a paxil lawsuit was filed by the New York State Attorney stating that paxil was ineffective in the treatment of adolescent mental disorders and that the GlaxoSmithKline company may have hidden or misrepresented vital information to the public about the side effects and complications that could arise from pediatric use of paxil. This is just one of the larger paxil lawsuits that have been filed. Since this paxil lawsuit, there have been more than five thousand paxil-related lawsuits filed in the United States (and another 2500 in Britain) because of the various complications and deaths that resulted from the use of paxil. Many lawyers and activist have lobbied in an attempt to get paxil removed from the United States market, but to date, have been unsuccessful.
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Paxil Attorneys And Paxil Lawsuits
Did you know that the antidepressant drug known as paxil is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication (also called SSRI) and is generally prescribed for patients who are suffering from depression, anxiety, or other mental disorders? It has recently been discovered that paxil has severe side effects that can cause conditions such as tachycardia, heart attack, stroke, and akathisia (severe inner restlessness).
All of the paxil side effects can affect the human body in a different way, but one of the most common side effects is the increased suicidal and violent tendencies. paxil was created by and manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline and it was recently discovered that this company may have chosen not to disclose vital information about the side effects of paxil and the dangers of prescribing it to children.
Things You Should Know About Children Taking Paxil
Many doctors today will prescribe medication, such as paxil to help improve the child's mental health disorder or condition. However, what many people do not know is that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has never approved treatment or use of paxil for children. The FDA does not regulate medical procedures and a doctor can prescribe a medication for children based solely on their professional knowledge and judgment.
Childhood depression differs greatly from adult depression, therefore children taking paxil, may experience different side effects, sometimes at a higher degree than adults, as a result of taking paxil. There are the things that you should know in regards to children and paxil. One of the things that is very important to know is that the FDA has warned that the use of paxil in young children and teenagers can increase their thoughts of suicide and violence. It was researched and reported that children who took paxil were two to three times more likely to have suicidal thoughts and increased chances of committing a violent action. Other side effects related to paxil use by children included weight gain, insomnia, and withdrawal symptoms after the use of the paxil had ceased.
The withdrawal symptoms were likely to begin in as little as a few hours after stopping the medication because paxil is a very addicting medication, especially in children under eighteen years old.
Paxil Directly Linked to Birth Defects
Recent studies have shown that the use of paxil during pregnancy increases the chances of birth defects. In December 2005, the Food and Drug Administration moved paxil from a class C drug to a class D drug. A class C drug is one that has been proven to harm animals; and a class D drug is one that has been proven to harm the human fetus. According to the FDA, a Swedish study was done which proved that women who took paxil in the first trimester (first twelve weeks) of the pregnancy had two times higher risk in having a baby with some form of birth defect than other women who took another form of antidepressant or non antidepressant medication. Some of the harms or birth defects caused by the use of paxil before or during pregnancy include potential infant heart defects and persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborn babies. During the first trimester of a pregnancy, the babies heart develops. According to medical experts, the most crucial time is during weeks three through seven because this is when the heart is taking the form of four separate chambers.
In addition to infant heart defects, there are several other potential defects that can result from taking paxil during a pregnancy. For example, a 2005 research study showed the women who took paxil during a pregnancy, especially during the first trimester, were more like to have an omphalocele; a birth defect which is a malformation where the abdominal contents protrude into the base of the umbilical cord.
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