Legal Aspects Concerning The Side Effects Of Paxil

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 fill out a Paxil lawsuit consultation form at http://www.paxil-side-effects.org