International Coalition for Drug Awareness
A Group of physicians, researchers, Journalists and concerned citizens dedicated to educating about the dangers posed by many Rx medicines.
Jurgen and Brenda Viktor will be on the Queen Latifah Show on August 4, 2000. They will be interviewed about their son Jared’s tragic experience on Paxil, an account of which, written by his mother and posted on the www.drugawareness.org site, follows below. You will need to check your local TV guide to find times…
“Did I undergo a ‘chemical lobotomy?'”
Victims suffering withdrawal symptoms from Paxil are encouraged to contact the attorneys who are currently prosecuting a civil action suit (a wrongful death of a father and his two children) against SmithKline Beecham, the drug’s manufacturer. On August 18, 2000, three California attorneys brought suit against SmithKline Beecham in Santa Clara County Superior Court alleging…
Thanks to Ian Goddard for forwarding us this information on Paxil and brain atropy. Paxil Causes Brain Atropy This is a major finding: the thalamus in children taking Paxil was observed to shrink after 12 weeks. This is portrayed as a good thing, since the study claims that the thalamus of OCD patients is too…
“Feelings of suicide and hopelessness are worse now than ever.”
Natalia Victorovna Sevastianenko, a Utah college student from the
former Soviet republic of Belarus, had severe stomach pains. But a
doctor and nurse practitioner thought the discomfort might be a symptom
of depression.
Thanks to one of our ICFDA Directors for obtaining the following for us: The following message is a transcript of last night’s ABC News with Peter Jennings: a message about the SSRIs. Tonight Peter Jennings will discuss the “side-effects” of the SSRIs. ———————————————————————– Peter Jennings ABC News: September 15, 1999 Peter Jennings: “Just when is…
“…this stuff has to come off the market.”
“Never again, Paxil. Never again.”
“There needs to be so much more information available to a patient.”