Newborns at Risk of Anti-depressant Withdrawal
Risk Of Anti-depressant During Pregnancy. Newborn babies could be at risk of suffering withdrawal symptoms if their mothers are prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy. Anti-Depressants During Pregnancy. A study published in the journal Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine reports that nearly a third of infants born … [Read more...]
Regulators Restrict Use of Drug
Regulators Recommend Restricted Use of Effexor. British regulators recommended on Monday that physicians restrict the use of the anti-depressant Effexor from drugmaker Wyeth because its use could have side effects for heart health and pose other potential risks that require more careful monitoring than other drugs in the class. Wyeth … [Read more...]
Drug Leads To Son’s Suicide
Drug Can Lead To Suicide. Had she known in May what she knows know, Wanda Custance said she might have been able to save the life of her scholar-athlete son. Hoping to spare other families a tragedy like their own, Wanda and Gary Custance urge relatives to frequently check in with loved ones who are taking … [Read more...]
Suicide By Kids Sparks Hearing
Anti-Depressant Aggressive Side Effects. But the 14-year-old Newman girl became irritable, hostile and aggressive side effects of anti-depressant drugs that her parents now say led to her suicide. After Dominique's body was found April 14, 2003, in the Delta Mendota Canal in Patterson, her family was motivated to raise awareness … [Read more...]
Mom Wants ‘SUICIDAL’ Drug Banned
Suicidal Drug Are Being Banned. June 14, 2003 -- A New Jersey mother whose daughter mutilated herself while on the controversial anti-depressant drug Paxil called yesterday for a ban on its use to treat children. The call for a ban comes hot on the heels of alarming new research released earlier this week that claims depressed … [Read more...]
British Regulators Warn Against Paxil For Kids
Paxil Risk Of Suicidal Thoughts. Children and adolescents should not be given the anti-depressant Paxil, British health regulators said Tuesday after new research indicates that the risk of suicidal thoughts and self harm is higher in youngsters taking the drug. The drug, which is called Seroxat outside the United States and is … [Read more...]
Suit Filed Against Anti-Depressant Paxil
Anti-Depressant Paxil Severe Withdrawal Reactions. Thirty-five people who say they suffered from "severe withdrawal reactions" after taking the anti-depressant Paxil filed a class-action complaint against the drug's maker Friday in California Superior Court. The complaint against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, which … [Read more...]
