| Recently, it has been reported that the use | | | | there have been more than five thousand |
| of Paxil, an antidepressant medication, has | | | | Paxil-related lawsuits filed in the United |
| caused a condition known as akathisia; which | | | | States (and another 2500 in Britain) because |
| is a condition of severe inner restlessness. | | | | of the various complications and deaths that |
| This akathisia has lead to increased suicidal | | | | resulted from the use of Paxil. Many lawyers |
| and violent thoughts leading to the injury, | | | | and activist have lobbied in an attempt to |
| harm or death to many of the patients taking | | | | get Paxil removed from the United States |
| Paxil. Because of the increase in injury and | | | | market, but to date, have been unsuccessful. |
| death, many new lawsuits against the | | | | |
| GlaxoSmithKline Company, the manufacturers of | | | | If you or your family (or anyone you know) |
| the drug, Paxil, have been opened and | | | | has taken Paxil and has suffered the |
| reported. Paxil was never approved or | | | | consequences of this antidepressant drug, it |
| recommended by the American Food and Drug | | | | is recommended that you seek legal counsel as |
| Administration and many doctors went forward | | | | soon as possible so that you can you have a |
| and prescribed Paxil to patients under | | | | successful claim in the Paxil lawsuit. |
| eighteen years old and to those who were | | | | Remember, there may be limits of statutes to |
| pregnant or nursing based solely on their | | | | consider, so it is very important that you |
| professional judgment. Today, many of these | | | | contact a legal representative who |
| patients have suffered extreme side effects, | | | | specializes in the Paxil lawsuit as soon as |
| including suicidal death as a result of | | | | possible because chances are, you also have a |
| taking the prescribed Paxil. | | | | viable Paxil lawsuit. There are experienced |
| | | | Paxil lawsuit professionals who can look over |
| In 2004, a Paxil lawsuit was filed by the New | | | | your information and let you know what you |
| York State Attorney stating that Paxil was | | | | can do about your case, what your rights and |
| ineffective in the treatment of adolescent | | | | responsibilities are in regards to your case, |
| mental disorders and that the GlaxoSmithKline | | | | and advise you of what actions to take to |
| company may have hidden or misrepresented | | | | obtain the maximum results of your Paxil |
| vital information to the public about the | | | | lawsuit. You can get free information from |
| side effects and complications that could | | | | drug litigation lawyers about the Paxil |
| arise from pediatric use of Paxil. This is | | | | lawsuit and claims. Your initial consultation |
| just one of the larger Paxil lawsuits that | | | | should be all you need in order to determine |
| have been filed. Since this Paxil lawsuit, | | | | if you have a viable Paxil lawsuit claim. |