In addition to birth defects, SSRIs have been linked to suicidality, violence and homicide, abnormal gastrointestinal and uterine bleeding, a decrease in bone density, fertility problems, sexual dysfunction, and a severe withdrawal syndrome.
However, almost without exception, every time the FDA issues a warning about a new adverse event associated with SSRIs, the drug companies send out their paid shills to present industry-funded studies to downplay the seriousness of the warning.
Families seeking justice for infants born with Paxil related birth defects can contact Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Goldman & Menzies at: (800) 827-0087; http://www.baumhedlundlaw.com/
By Evelyn Pringle
(Written as part of the Paxil Litigation Monthly Round-Up, Sponsored by Baum Hedlund's Pharmaceutical Antidepressant Litigation Department)
