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6/21/2006 6:14:00 AM | REM Sleep Behavior Disorder At Young Age Linked To Antidepressant ... 
=(0) Antidepressant use has been associated with development of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in people under age 50. This disorder results in acting out dreams in one's sleep, often in a defensive mode as if under attack. Researchers do not know if the medication causes the sleep disorder, if the depression itself is somehow related or if there is a...
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6/21/2006 12:05:00 AM | No evidence of Paxil damage to fetus =(0) A study at a German university found that taking the antidepressant Paxil during pregnancy did not pose an increased risk of birth defects. This study contradicts the findings of a previous American study, which found some heart abnormalities in the babies of Paxil users. While the risk is still uncertain, patients are urged to use cautio...
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6/1/2006 5:32:00 AM | Suicide Risk in Children, Teens Taking Antidepressants May Have ... =(0) According to the Harvard Mental Health Letter, the reports of risk of suicide in children and adolescents taking antidepressant medication could be exaggerated. Despite the small statistical risk seen in some studies, the overall incidence of suicide in young people is sharply down since the new classes of antidepressants came on the market in...
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5/12/2006 5:53:00 PM | Suicide warning issued for young Paxil users =(0) GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Paxil, and the FDA remind doctors to carefully monitor patients for suicidal tendencies when taking Paxil. The results of a recent study suggest that the risk of suicide was higher for young adults taking the drug than those taking a placebo in the study. Warning labels on the drug do carry this information.....
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5/9/2006 9:27:00 PM | Herbs, Supplements Can Be Hazardous To Health =(0) With more and more people turning to herbal supplements and medecines, it's important to know that there can be interactions with other medications (prescribed or OTC) or alcohol. For instance, Gingko biloba, a popular memory-enhancing herb, may interact with certain blood-thinners to bring on severe bleeding or even stroke. St. John's Wo...
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5/1/2006 4:35:00 PM | SSRI antidepressants link to higher suicide risk in seniors =(0) A recent Canadian study suggests that people over the age of 65 who begin treatment with SSRI antidepressants such as Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft, have a higher risk of suicide but only during the first month of treatment. However doctors feel the potential benefits of treatment outweigh this risk, which can be balanced by close monitoring of pa...
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4/6/2006 2:03:00 AM | Depression drugs pose fetal risks =(0) Researchers in Canada have found a link between the use of antidepressants such as Paxil in pregnancy, and increased risk of premature or low birth weight babies. However, it is not established if this is a cause-and-effect association; for example, the depression itself may be the cause rather than the medication. Since withdrawing treat...
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3/28/2006 8:14:00 PM | GSK settles Paxil case with states =(0) Pharmaceutical provider GlaxoSmithKline, maker of the commonly prescribed anti-depressant Paxil, reached a 13 million-dollar settlement with several state governments that purchased the drug within a six-year time period. According to the governments, state-funded programs were forced to pay inflated prices for the anti-depressant, because the comp...
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3/23/2006 3:59:00 PM | Paxil Suicide Product Liability Class Action Filed By Wrongful =(0) Two adolescent victims of drug defects from the anti-depressant drug Paxil have filed a national class action lawsuit in Philadelphia against the drug company Glaxo SmithKline. Both young men were prescribed the drug and one committed suicide while on the drug while the other attempted suicide. These two defective drug victims represent all young p...
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3/14/2006 6:11:00 AM | Parents sue online pharmacy, doctor. =(0) Less than 10 days after purchasing an online prescription, a 19 year old Texas youth committed suicide, and the parents are suing the online pharmacy and the 'doctor' who prescribed the medication. John McKay logged into USAnetRX.com and filled out a questionaire. He then provided his credit card and received the medications in the mail a few days...
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3/11/2006 7:05:00 PM | Banned depression tablets are still being prescribed to thousands =(0) Because of a break down in the mental health services across the UK, general practitioners are prescribing SSRI inhibitors, like Paxil, to adolescents and youngsters even though the practice has been banned because of suicidal and other emotional drug side effects. Although Prozac is the only medication that has been deemed safe for children, drugs...
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3/11/2006 5:08:00 AM | Record notes medicine change =(0) A Charlotte man, being tried in the deaths of his twin five year old daughters was taking Prozac at the time of their death and will possibly use Prozac side effects as part of his defense. Recently, in February of 2006 the FDA recommended that Prozac and other medications routinely prescribed to children for depression or treatment of ADHD carry b...
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