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| '''Paroxetine''' is the formal name for Paxil (in the |
'''Paroxetine''' is the formal name for ] (in the United States) or Seroxat (in the UK). It was released onto the market in ] by the pharmaceutical company ] and has since become one of the most successful ] on the market. It is the second most prescribed ] in the UK. | ||
| Although the drug has proved to be |
Although the drug has proved to be extremely helpful in the majority of cases it is used, there has been a growing body of anecdotal evidence that have raised concerns about some of its side effects. | ||
| Although the manufacturers say there is no reliable clinical evidence that the drug can cause any violence or aggression, the company was sued in the US after Donald Schell had killed his wife, daughter and grandchild after two days on the drug. During the investigation of the clinical records it was reported that although effective most of the time in a minority of cases the drug could cause |
Although the manufacturers say there is no reliable clinical evidence that the drug can cause any violence or aggression, the company was sued in the US after ] had killed his wife, daughter and grandchild after two days on the drug. During the investigation of the clinical records it was reported that although effective most of the time in a minority of cases the drug could cause unpredictable side effects. | ||
| * Wild mood swings/Suicidal |
* Wild mood swings/Suicidal impulses when first starting on the drug | ||
| * Withdrawal side effects making it hard to stop taking the drug. | * Withdrawal side effects making it hard to stop taking the drug. | ||
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Paroxetine is the formal name for Paxil (in the United States) or Seroxat (in the UK). It was released onto the market in 1992 by the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline and has since become one of the most successful anti-depressants on the market. It is the second most prescribed anti-depressant in the UK.
Although the drug has proved to be extremely helpful in the majority of cases it is used, there has been a growing body of anecdotal evidence that have raised concerns about some of its side effects.
Although the manufacturers say there is no reliable clinical evidence that the drug can cause any violence or aggression, the company was sued in the US after Donald Schell had killed his wife, daughter and grandchild after two days on the drug. During the investigation of the clinical records it was reported that although effective most of the time in a minority of cases the drug could cause unpredictable side effects.
- Wild mood swings/Suicidal impulses when first starting on the drug
- Withdrawal side effects making it hard to stop taking the drug.
The manufacturers claim it is impossible to get addicted. Other campaigners disagree.
It is part of a family of drugs known as Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors of which Prozac is probably the most well known.