Paxil
is a drug which has been prescribed in great volume over the last several years
in the United States. It is estimated to lie in the top hundred drugs prescribed
in the entire country, and is clearly one of the leading drugs in the SSRI
category. These are drugs which are used to treat a host of mental illnesses,
most commonly depression, but also including a number of other disorders,
including the spectrum of anxiety disorders and OCD. The widespread use of the
drug may begin to slow down though, as people become more and more aware of a
number of the catastrophic Paxil
side effects
which have begun to draw the attention of the legal community.
There
have been more than five thousand Paxil
lawsuit filings since the drug came onto the scene in the early 1990s. The
general aim of most of these suits has been the claim that the manufacturer of
the drug, GlaxoSmithKline (formerly Smith Kline Beecham) did not provide
sufficient warning of the various side effects which are tied to the drug. Many
of these side effects are extremely serious, and thus provide the grounds for
personal injury lawsuits against the company.
The
manufacturer does clearly warn that certain very serious side effects are a
potential result of taking the drug in rare cases. For instance, they warn
against the possibility of both Serotonin Syndrome and Neuroleptic Malignant
Syndrome. What many of the lawsuits claim, though, is that the warnings of all
of the other side effects that can be caused by the drug were not sufficiently
communicated to those using it.
While
the manufacturer did warn against many of the side effects, something which
they did not warn against was serious withdrawal symptoms if a patient stopped
taking the drug. Most SSRI drugs have a withdrawal period which can have
serious symptoms, but this drug was actively promoted as being non habit
forming. This is not the case however. The drug has been shown to result in
very severe withdrawal syndrome symptoms in many patients. This has formed the
basis for certain lawsuits due to the conflict in claims made about the drug
and the actual results of taking it. If you have suffered from withdrawal after
having your prescription stopped on Paxil then you should certainly consult a Paxil attorney. The other largest
category of side effects which should always involve a legal consultation is
those which touch on birth defects, miscarriages, and other pregnancy related
problems.
Paxil-Side-Effects.net
represents Paxil victims nationwide. Paxil victims have suffered from a wide
range of health problems including birth defects, septal heart defects,
suicidal tendency, high blood pressure, muscle disease and more. If you are a
Paxil victim don’t suffer in silence. Our Paxil attorney will help you get the
compensation you deserve. For a free case evaluation call 1-800-940-0166 or
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