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Paxil Side Effects

Name: Paxil
Generic: Paroxetine HCI
Manufacturer: GlaxoSmithKline
Date approved: 1992
Status: Prescription only
Approved uses: Treatment of depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder
Off-Label uses: Treatment of depression symptoms in children
Side effects:
  • Homicidal and suicidal tendencies
  • difficult withdrawal with marked dependency symptoms
  • psychological symptoms including anxiety attacks and mood swings. A marked risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts has been noted in children under 18.
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Paxil

Paxil (paroxetine) is a SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline and used in the treatment of depression.  Paxil and other SSRIs have been implicated in a heightened risk of suicide for depressed patients and the FDA recently recommended that the drug not be prescribed for children under the age of 18.  Other Paxil side effects include weight gain, dependency symptoms and difficult withdrawal, and other psychological symptoms including panic attacks, anxiety and aggressiveness.  Paxil should not be used in pregnant women, as it has been linked to birth defects.  

FDA Issues New Paxil Warnings

The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two additional warnings regarding antidepressant drug Paxil in July 2006. This follows the drug's linkage with an increased risk of suicide along with other SSRI-type drugs and is the latest in a series of woes for pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, which manufacturers Paxil and Paxil CR. Some patients who take Paxil experience heightened senses of mania in which they become hyperactive. read more

Paxil Linked To Dangerous Withdrawal Symptoms

Popular serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant drug Paxil has been linked to SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome, a severe and sometimes life-threatening condition that occurs upon withdrawal from the drug. This is just one of many recent Paxil side effects, such as complications in pregnancy, increased risk of suicide and serotonin syndrome, that have brought the drug and its manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, under fire. What is SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome. read more

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Paxil Jury Verdicts

______ VERDICT FOR CONSCIOUS PAIN AND SUFFERING - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - FAILURE OF EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN TO APPRECIATE HAZARDS POSED BY SPONTANEOUS BLEEDING FROM DIALYSIS SITE SEVERAL DAYS AFTER PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED - PATIENT ADVISED TO RETURN HOME AND SEE NEPHROLOGIST THE FOLLOWING DAY - DEATH FROM EXSANGUINATION DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS.

______ VERDICT - PSYCHIATRIC MALPRACTICE - ALLEGED FAILURE TO PERFORM APPROPRIATE PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT - ALLEGED FAILURE TO FOLLOW-UP ON EXPRESSION OF SUICIDAL IDEATION - WRONGFUL DEATH BY SUICIDE.

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Paxil FDA Information

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Paxil News Articles

FOIA Friday: The NIH Reacts to "Show Me the Money!" Researcher - The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Blog

Paxil May Increase Suicide Risk for Patients with Major Depression: Study - AboutLawsuits.com

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Paxil Newsfeeds

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GSK study suggests its antidepressant drugs cause suicidal tendencies

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Paxil Patents

Treatment of symptoms associated with premenstrual disorders

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Paxil Useful Web Sites

Anapol Schwartz - Pennsylvania Paxil Lawyers

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