Luvox Side Effects Could Lead To Suicide Lawsuits
Luvox Side Effects Injury Lawsuits. On December 13, 2006, the FDA announced antidepressants prescribed to young adults are risky. The agency proposed expanding the labels of all antidepressants to include an expanded warning of suicidal thoughts in patients ranging from 18-24 years of age. The newly presented change would … [Read more...]
Zyvox, SSRI Antidepressants, Serotonin Syndrome Side Effects Lawsuit, Personal Injury Lawyers
Zyvox Side Effects Injury Lawsuits. Taking the antibiotic Zyvox (linezolid) with certain psychiatric drugs can lead to serotonin syndrome, a toxic, and potentially fatal, central nervous system reaction that can lead to confusion, memory issues, hyperactivity, excessive sweating, muscle twitching and other symptoms. According to a … [Read more...]
New Study Warns of Increased Bleeding Risk In Patients with Combined Use of Antidepressants and NSAIDs
Results of a new study from a research team in Korea indicate that the combined use of antidepressants and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), a common form of painkiller, is associated with an increased risk of intracranial bleeding. The authors write that the increased risk can occur soon after the combined use of the … [Read more...]
Study Suggests Antidepressants May Increase Risk of Birth Defects
New research suggests that some antidepressants may increase the risk of birth defects if taken early in pregnancy, though others do not seem to pose the same risks. Whether antidepressants cause birth defects has been debated for years, and studies have not been conclusive on the question, National Public Radio (NPR) reports. … [Read more...]
Sleep Aids Can Increase Alzheimer’s Risk
A new study has found that over-the-counter sleeping aids and anti-allergy medicines can increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The sleep medication Nytol and anti-allergy drug Benadryl are among the drugs highlighted in a warning from researchers. Each of these drugs has “anticholinergic” blocking effects on the nervous system … [Read more...]
FDA Black Box Warning for Antidepressants
Antidepressants Increase Suicide Attempts. When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned about the increased risk of suicidal thoughts in young people taking antidepressants, the agency hoped its efforts would lower the number of suicide attempts over the years. A study published on Wednesday in the British … [Read more...]
SSRI Increased Risk of Car Accidents
Serious Risk of SSRI Antidepressants Use. Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective drugs, is warning that the use of SSRIs is linked to an increased risk of car accidents, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. … [Read more...]
More Harm than Good from SSRI
Side Effects Of Taking Antidepressants. A group of Canadian researchers says the risks of antidepressants - including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants - outweigh their benefits. In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, the researchers conclude that the antidepressants are … [Read more...]
SSRI Antidepressants Fetal Head Development
SSRI Antidepressants May Cause Fetal Head Growth. A new study published this week online in the Archives of General Psychiatry has found a possible link between selective serotonin inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants and small fetal head growth, as well as preterm birth. The study, conducted by researchers at Sophia … [Read more...]
Elderly Treated with SSRI Antidepressants Suffer
SSRI Antidepressants Pose More Risks To Elderly Patients. A new study out of Britain has found that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants may pose more risks to elderly patients compared to older drugs called tricyclic antidepressants. SSRI antidepressants, which include drugs such as Prozac and … [Read more...]
SSRI Antidepressants, NSAIDs Don’t Mix, Study Finds
People who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants might want to think twice about using NSAIDs, a class of anti-inflammatory painkillers that includes aspirin and ibuprofen. Experiments involving mice, along with human data, indicate that NSAIDs could decrease the effectiveness of SSRI … [Read more...]
Mildly Depressed Patients Not Helped Much by Antidepressants
Mildly Depressed Patients With Antidepressants Questioned. The wisdom of treating mildly depressed people with antidepressants like Paxil is being questioned by a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). In the U.S., antidepressants are used by nearly 15 million adults every year. … [Read more...]
Psych Meds While Pregnant Triples Risk Of Early Birth
Psych Meds Risk Of Early Birth. Last month we wrote that women who take antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) during pregnancy may be more likely to experience premature birth than other women. Science Daily is now reporting that the likelihood of premature child delivery triples in pregnant women … [Read more...]
Antidepressants Linked to Stomach Bleeding
Antidepressants Linked to Stomach Bleeding, A Spanish study in the Archives of General Psychiatry is reporting this week that antidepressants taken by millions of people may actually increase a patient’s risk of developing stomach ulcers. The drugs, which are known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors—or SSRIs—include … [Read more...]
Paxil Don’t Do Much For Most Patients
Antidepressants Work No Better Than Placebos. Prozac, Effexor, and Paxil may only be effective in the most severely depressed patients. In a recent study conducted by British researchers on the effect of some antidepressants, it seems that antidepressant medications may only really be truly effective in the most severely … [Read more...]
Warning OKd for antidepressants
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the strongest possible warning for antidepressants to alert doctors and patients that the drugs could increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in adults age 18 to 24. The so-called black box warning extends a similar labeling change approved in 2004 for children and … [Read more...]
Study Shows Pills Raise Suicide Risk
Suicide Risk in Young Adults. Widely used antidepressants double the risk of suicidal behavior in young adults, from around three cases per thousand to seven cases per thousand, according to a federal analysis of hundreds of clinical trials. It marks the first time regulators have acknowledged that the drugs can trigger … [Read more...]
Research Links SSRI Antidepressants with Violence
SSRI Antidepressants May Cause Violence. New research has linked antidepressants, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs, with violent episodes. Researchers found people who took the antidepressant Paxil were twice as likely to have a violent or “hostility event” as those given a placebo. Controversy … [Read more...]
Antidepressants Risks for Newborns
Antidepressants Pose Risks. A UCSD study released today is fueling concerns about the effects of certain antidepressant drugs on pregnant women, saying that their use late in pregnancy can significantly increase the chance of deadly lung problems in newborns. Normally, the lung disorder is rare, with one to two per 1,000 births. … [Read more...]
Mix of Antidepressants
Mix of Antidepressants. Three studies published over the past week have sparked new concerns about the health risks of taking and not taking antidepressants during pregnancy. Two of the studies point to possible dangers to the fetus, and in response to the latest study, released Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine, … [Read more...]
Antidepressants May Harm Newborns’ Lungs
Antidepressants Harm Newborns' Lungs. New research has linked the use of Prozac and other similar antidepressants during pregnancy to yet another complication in newborns: an uncommon but life-threatening lung problem. Infants whose mothers took the antidepressants in the second half of pregnancy had six times the … [Read more...]
Analysis: SSRIs’ risk to infants
SSRIs May Be Dangerous To Newborn Infants. The class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is facing more bad news this week with the release of a study indicating that pregnant women's use of the drugs may be dangerous to their newborn infants. The study, which appears in the February issue … [Read more...]
Withdrawal Reactions With SSRI Antidepressants
Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Antidepressants. A withdrawal reaction has been reported with all SSRI antidepressants: citalopram (CELEXA); escitalopram (LEXAPRO), fluoxetine (PROZAC, SARAFEM); fluvoxamine (LUVOX); paroxetine (PAXIL); and sertraline (ZOLOFT). The symptoms generally start within one to three days after stopping the drug … [Read more...]
Use of Paroxetine During Pregnancy Risk of Birth Defects
Paroxetine Increased Risk of Birth Defects. GlaxoSmithKline Inc., following discussions with Health Canada, is informing patients of new safety information regarding the use of paroxetine during the first trimester of pregnancy. Paroxetine is used for relieving the symptoms of depression and anxiety. As a result of this … [Read more...]
Antidepressants Can Affect Newborns
Antidepressants on Newborns. Women who take Prozac or certain other antidepressants late in pregnancy raise the risk that their babies will suffer jitteriness, irritability and serious respiratory problems during their first couple of weeks, researchers say. Babies born to women taking antidepressants in the last three months of … [Read more...]
Drugs Raise Risk of Suicide
Antidepressants Increased The Risk Of Suicide. Adults taking popular antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft are more than twice as likely to attempt suicide as patients given sugar pills, according to an analysis released yesterday of hundreds of clinical trials involving tens of thousands of patients. The results mirror … [Read more...]
Antidepressants Put Kids At Risk
Antidepressants May Cause Suicidal Thoughts. British drug regulators warned Wednesday that common antidepressants other than Prozac should not be prescribed to children because of a risk that the drugs could make young patients suicidal. A study of evidence from drug companies concluded that the risks from selective serotonin … [Read more...]
Antidepressants, Parents Should Be Aware
Antidepressants May Cause Suicidal Behavior. Though you haven't heard it from the FDA, depressed children who take some antidepressants are more likely to exhibit suicidal behavior than depressed children who avoid those medications. Dr. Steve Hyman of Harvard University said, "We don't want treatments that are meant to … [Read more...]
Depression Drugs Linked To Suicides In Teens
Depression Drugs Linked To Suicides. At least five teenagers in Canada have died, four by suicide, while being treated with the most widely prescribed antidepressants in Canada and at least 100 other children as young as 18 months old have experienced adverse reactions to the pills, CanWest News Service has learned. The most … [Read more...]
FDA Puts Depression Drugs On Watch List
Depression Drugs Should Be Closely Monitored. The Food and Drug Administration warned yesterday that anyone taking 10 popular antidepressants should be closely monitored for signs of suicidal thoughts or behavior. The move comes after an unusual hearing last month in which parents pleaded with an FDA panel to recommend … [Read more...]
Drug Report Barred By FDA
Drug Report Has Been Barred. A scientist at the Food and Drug Administration has been barred from publicly presenting his finding that several leading antidepressants may increase the risk of suicidal behaviors among children, according to sources inside the FDA. FDA medical officer Andrew Mosholder was to present his report … [Read more...]
Debating The Risks of Giving Antidepressants To Children
Antidepressants Increase The Risk Of Suicide. Parents of children with depression must sort through an emotionally charged controversy in deciding on treatment: Do popular adult antidepressants sometimes increase the risk of suicide when they're given to children? Citing that possibility, British authorities recently … [Read more...]
Critics Question Use of Antidepressants
Use of Antidepressants Can Cause Suicide Thoughts. Six weeks after her father purposely idled his car in his workshop and died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Amy Coburn of Perry guzzled drain cleaner in a failed suicide attempt. After vomiting violently, the 13-year-old ran next door to her sister's house and was … [Read more...]
