Commonly-Prescribed Antidepressants Are Extremely Dangerous for Some

Kahn Gauthier Swick is investigating a possible lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, the manufacturer of Zoloft (paroxetine), to recover for suicides or homicides--some completed, some only attempted--by patients in the first few days or weeks after they were prescribed Zoloft. Zoloft medication is in the same family, called SSRIs, for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Zoloft is commonly prescribed for depression, and Zoloft works by increasing the amount of a chemical called serotonin in the brain.

The lawsuit against the drug companies claim that the companies knew--but failed to warn physicians and patients--that a small number of patients will experience a condition called akathisia, an overwhelming physical and mental restlessness, shortly after they begin taking Zoloft. Other patients may, after beginning Zoloft, find themselves sufficiently energized to harm themselves, but not yet helped enough by Zoloft to control their destructive thoughts. Attorneys representing the patients or their survivors in Zoloft Lawsuits have discovered documents the companies hid--documents showing that these risks exist for Zoloft.

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