Withdrawing from Paxil has been a Nightmare
“Feelings of suicide and hopelessness are worse now than ever.”
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5/1/2000 – PA Suit blames Prozac for suicide try
Suit blames Prozac for suicide try By Jeff Swiatek The Indianapolis Star Last updated 11:58 PM, EST, Monday, May 01, 2000 A Pennsylvania woman and her husband have sued Eli Lilly and Co., charging that Prozac caused the woman to attempt suicide in 1997. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Pittsburgh, says Diane…
4/30/2000 – Gumble’s Interview with MI Medical Examiner re: Ritalin
From Ann Blake-Tracy…. We sent you the news last week that Oakland County Medical Examiner Dr. Ljubisa Dragovic in Pontiac, MI attributed a ten year span of Ritalin use to the heart failure death of 14 year old Matthew Smith. Apparently for years the school had threatened to turn the family in for neglect if…
4/30/2000 – FDA Warns of Fatal Risks Linked to TriCitrasol
WASHINGTON, Apr 19 (Reuters Health) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning US hospital pharmacies and dialysis centers of at least one case of fatal cardiac arrest linked to the unapproved injectable drug triCitrasol. The agency issued its warning after learning of the fatality, in which a patient went into cardiac arrest…
4/21/2000 – More Prozac Backlash
Here is a commentary that defends Dr. Joseph Glenmullen’s book, Prozac Backlash, by Nicholas Regush, a medical features writer for ABCNEWS. Mark It appears today on the ABC News site: More Prozac Backlash Drug Firm Attacks Prozac Book, But Lacks Long-Term Data Commentary By Nicholas Regush Prozac Nightmare. This is what I would have called…
4/18/2000 – Judging Amy Tackles Ritalin Issue
The Ritalin issue is now part of primetime network dramas. If you get a chance, watch Judging Amy tonight (April 18th) 8pm EST – 7 Central…. Amy is concerned about learning why 10% of the students are on Ritalin.
Nurse Tells of Horrors after Gaining Weight on Prozac
“Prozac is a dangerous drug!!!!! It has changed my body, my health, my financial status, influenced my marital status and almost destroyed me.”
4/17/2000 – Heat deaths related to medication raised
The inability to handle heat has been a common report from patients for years with the serotonergic medications. Many patients also find that it continues after coming off the medication. Now the Dallas Morning News brings us some insight into the dangers of that reaction. Ann Blake-Tracy ———————— Heat deaths related to medication raised Dallas…
4/17/2000 – Ritalin May Have Led to Boy’s Death
Medical Examiner: Ritalin May Have Led to Boy’s Death Monday, April 17, 2000 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PONTIAC, Mich. — A medical examiner says long-term use of Ritalin, a drug used to treat hyperactive children, may have led to a 14-year-old boy’s death. Matthew Smith collapsed at his home on March 21 while playing with a…
4/14/2000 – FDA Doc Claims Fen-Phen Cover-Up
More “hanky-panky” in the pharmaceutical industry. Did you see this article posted this week on the CBS news site? There is a link on our site to the class-action lawsuit suit if you or someone you know has been effected by fen-phen. Mark http://cbsnews.cbs.com/now/story/0,1597,181616-412,00.shtml FDA Doc Claims Fen-Phen Cover-Up * Says Drug Maker Altered His…