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SARA CARLIN – DEATH BY PAXIL

For years I have said I want the world to see who it is we are losing to these deadly drugs. I want them to have to look at their faces, learn who they were & the great potential they possessed which the world has been robbed of in the loss of Sara's life & talents & those of FAR TOO MANY OTHERS!

David Carmichael killed his son Ian (11) while in a Paxil psychosis

Antidepressant Use Doubles in UK in Past Decade, Even Greater Increase Last Year

Seroxat [Paxil] antidepressant pills. Photograph: Jack Sullivan/Alamy The number of antidepressants prescribed by the NHS has almost doubled in the last decade, and rose sharply last year as the recession bit, figures reveal. The health service issued 39.1m prescriptions for drugs to tackle depression in England in 2009, compared with 20.1m in 1999 – a 95% jump. Doctors handed out 3.18m more prescriptions last year than in 2008, almost twice the annual rise seen in preceding years, according to previously unpublished statistics released by the NHS's Business Services Authority.

MEDICATIONS: Yet Another So Called “Terrorist” on Meds!

Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, of North Bergen, N.J., and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, of Elmwood Park, N.J., were reportedly nabbed with help from an undercover rookie New York policeman of Egyptian descent, The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., reported. Alessa's mother, Nadia Alessa, told CNN she thought the man Alessa and Almonte called "Bassim" recorded provocative remarks the pair made and built a case against them.

PAXIL: Athlete Wrongly Given Pacemaker for Paxil-Induced Heart Malfunction – FL

The mainstream media regularly reports on the "dangers" of "unproven" herbal remedies and supplements. But what is the reported number of people who have died from using herbs and supplements? According to the FDA, between 1993 and 1998, federal, state and local agencies reported a total of 184 deaths, most of which were associated with weight loss formulas. Compare that to the reported number of people who die in hospitals because of the side effects of properly prescribed pharmaceutical drugs: more than 100,000, every year. You can add to that the number of patients killed in hospitals because of "medical errors": another 100,000 or so. Those statistics are from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). This means that the ordained guardians of our health kill as many people every week as died in the September 11 terrorist attacks.

PAXIL: Acquitted of DUI: Involuntary Intoxication: Virginia

Defendant was on Paxil, an anti-depressant drug, and had a few drinks after playing golf. He was arrested and charged with DUI after weaving through traffic. He was "obviously impaired" according to his lawyer. "The worst I'd ever seen in 25 years."

Glaxo Is Testing Paxil on 7-Year-Olds Despite Well Known Suicide Risks

It was established years ago that Paxil carries a risk of suicide in children and teens, but GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has for the last 18 months been conducting a study of the antidepressant in kids as young as seven — in Japan. It’s not clear why the company would want to draw more attention to its already controversial pill, but it appears as if GSK might be hoping to see a reduced suicide risk in a small population of users — a result the company could use to cast doubt on the Paxil-equals-teen-suicide meme that dominates discussion of the drug.

PAXIL: Catholic Priest Commits Suicide: IN Lawsuit

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which was already the focus of controversy over whether it ignored the suicide risk of its antidepressant Paxil, has found itself linked to the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child abuse in the death of a priest who took the drug.

PAXIL: Lead Singer for Rock Band Blue October Exhibits Bizarre Behavior:…

PAXIL: Violence: Soldier Has Meltdown: Massachusetts

Understanding Paxil Birth Defects

In December 2005, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) posted its Paxil findings on its website regarding pregnant women taking antidepressants. In this announcement, GSK noted that it was revising its pregnancy precaution category from C to D. This revision was based on recent studies that indicated positive evidence of human fetal risk. In addition, GSK was placing this information in the WARNINGS section of the Paxil label. The FDA then advised pregnant women to switch from Paxil to another SSRI drug, such as Prozac or Zoloft. This warning was based on the results of an analysis of Sweden’s birth registry that showed women who took Paxil were 1.5 to

PAXIL: Robbery: Fan Stole Famous Musician’s Guitar: England

FOR 10 years, music fan Stephen White secretly held all the answers to a musical mystery that had mystified one of Britain’s most revered guitarists. Every time he looked at the shiny 1964 Cherry Red Gibson SG guitar hidden in his flat, he gulped at the memory of how he had stolen it from Johnny Marr, the musician who shot to fame with cult rock group The Smiths. On Tuesday, a decade after pinching the £30,000 instrument backstage after a gig at the Scala nightclub in King’s Cross, Mr White, a 38-year-old carer, owned up to the theft in court.

SSRIs: Withdrawal is Sometimes More Severe Than the Original Problem.

NOTE FROM DR. TRACY (www.drugawareness.org): Although this article at least acknowledges the problem with rebound where the initial problem seems like nothing compared to the withdrawal effects and rebound effects, it does not address the seriousness of withdrawal. What is described here sounds like a piece of cake compared to what so many go through [...]

PAXIL: Birth Defect Case: Test Case for Over 600 Lawsuit: USA- Pennsylvania

GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C., the world's second-biggest drugmaker, begins a trial in Philadelphia next week in what may be a test case for more than 600 lawsuits over claims that the company's antidepressant drug Paxil causes birth defects.

Effexor: Insomnia & Night Sweats + Withdrawal & Brain Zaps: Peoples Pharmacy

Q:I have been taking Effexor XR for two years. At first I was pleased that it relieved the anxiety, depression and excessive worrying I had been suffering. Then I began experiencing insomnia and night sweats and decided to taper off this antidepressant.

PAXIL: Postpartum: Mother Has Worsening Depression with 2nd Baby

I have a 4-month-old baby. I am going through postpartum depression with a lot of anxiety and panic attacks. I went through postpartum depression with my first baby eight years ago but at that time I didn't have anxiety and I didn't take any medication. And I started getting better after 3½ months itself. But now it's been three months that I am going through this. I have been taking medications (Paxil 20 mg, Buspar 10 mg) and getting counseling but it's not helping much.

Glaxo Said to Have Paid $1 Billion So Far to Settle Various Paxil Lawsuits

paid almost $1 billion to resolve lawsuits over Paxil since it introduced the antidepressant in 1993, including about $390 million for suicides or attempted suicides said to be linked to the drug, according to court records and people familiar with the cases.

ANTIDEPRESSANT: Overdose ruled as cause of Reading High student’s death

An overdose of a prescription drug caused the death last month of a 17-year-old Reading High School student, the Berks County coroner's office said Friday. Noelle-Cian Rodriguez, a senior, took a lethal dose of an antidepressant medication and the death was ruled a suicide, Deputy Coroner Jonn M. Hollenbach said.

Paxil Survivor – Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil

I went to a Psychiatrist in 1990 because I couldn’t control crying jags at work. I had been sad over a horrible accident that left my 19-year-old son permanently brain injured. The lady psychiatrist saw me for less than five minutes, announced I was clinically depressed and prescribed Prozac. When I asked, she said it was not habit forming. I remember feeling almost immediate relief after the first dose (surprising, since she said it would take 3 weeks to take effect). All of the sudden life became wonderful! I sang to myself all day long. I was the life of every party (or so I thought). I began drinking too much and running around like I was on speed. I just had so much fun at everything I did. The world was at my feet and I was setting it on fire! Wow…why didn’t I find these drugs sooner?

SSRI Birth Defects: Glaxo must pay $2.5M in Paxil case

GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C. must pay $2.5 million to settle a claim that its Paxil antidepressant caused severe heart defects in a 3-year-old Bensalem boy, a Philadelphia common pleas jury ruled today. The verdict is the first in 600 cases alleging that London-based Glaxo knew Paxil caused birth defects and hid those risks to boost profits. The drug, approved for U.S. use in 1992, generated about $942 million in sales last year, 2.1 percent of Glaxo's total revenue.