Comments on: Paxil And A Drugmaker On Trial: Alison Explains

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:29:35 +0000

It floors me that no matter how much is written about these drugs and their danger the general public is still unaware, and doctors are still touting them as being totally safe, and still giving them out like M&Ms. It’s really hard to believe, and one wonders how many suicides, homicides and ruined lives it till take. Being a member of PaxilProgress I find it amazing that new members are coming in each day in agony over withdrawal issues, or their doc has just given them Paxil (or some other XYZ SSRI/SNRI) for all sorts of ridiculous reasons. It seems when it comes to treating any feeling or physical pain or discomfort an SSRI will take care of all of it, plus it’s totally safe, effective and you can get off of it any time.

Do doctors not read? Are they not curious? Do they ever read anything? One doctor told a patient that serotonin is only in the brain — huh??? Any lay person knows this is not the case — 90% is in the digestive tract, hence the long-term IB problems we all have while on the drug and especially in withdrawal.

I’m not happy that as a result of my nightmare with Paxil that I now know more about how these drugs work than the majority of doctors. I also seem to know more about neurotransmitters and chemicals in the the body and how they affect us than most doctors. It’s not hard to research or understand.

And why are doctors so opposed to full disclosure about these drugs, too? I don’t know — it is a wacky world we live in. No such thing as “do no harm” anymore.

By: Matthew Holford

Matthew Holford — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:35:20 +0000

The way that the reporting of 329 was engineered is grotesque, and as unscientific as it’s possible to imagine. That’s a case of “dog bites man,” I think.

What’s more interesting to me is that nothing is being done to prevent a recurrence. And that tells me all that I need to know.

Matt

By: truthman30

truthman30 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:45:25 +0000

I agree Craig …

The truth has been suppressed for way too long, I hope this book shakes things up a bit, all this info has been discussed openly on the internet for years, but sometimes awareness doesn’t develop in the mainstream until stuff is written in a book format…

Well done Ms. Bass…

I am very familiar with the Seroxat-Paxil scandal but I look forward to reading the book…

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:02:31 +0000

Having handled several of these cases involving adolescents given SSRI’s by their pediatricians because “they are safe…don’t worry about it” and several weeks later the parent finds the child hung from the rafters of their home, I am so glad this book has been written. And Ms. Bass is correct, whomever chooses to speak out and raise issues on a drug is vilified and raked over the coals. We saw this with Paxil and SSRI’s in general and again saw it with Trasylol and Dr. Mangano. These stories need to get out to the public so they understand just how dangerous this situation is. Thank you Ms. Bass for leading the fight.

By: Jaynesday

Jaynesday — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:54:25 +0000

Carol,
Good thinking. I can’t imagine any correctly thinking person standing in the way of due process of law after being told of these issues.

By: Melody

Melody — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:07:03 +0000

If any doctor, researcher, investigator would look BACK at the clinical trials that garnered approval for the FIRST biotech drug–rDNA INSULIN–I expect they would discover the roadmap for the current business practices regarding the framing of important vs. unimportant information. The most dangerous side effect of genetically engineered insulin is hypoglycemia unawareness. Those who had vested interests in continuing to market this product successfully kept such references out of sight for many years. Now that the term–hypoglycemia unawareness–is appearing in the literature, serious investigation would point to the harm that has been–and continues to be–caused by diabetics who–in the midst of this experience harm or kill themselves or others.

Blaming the patient for not intervening on his own behalf WHEN HE DOES NOT AND CANNOT RECOGNIZE that he is in danger is a conundrum that few attorneys have been willing to challenge . . . and again, those with vested interests in maintaining the status quo (blame the patient, blame the disease, and laugh as the profits accrue) are succeeding, probably far beyond their wildest expectations.

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:39:05 +0000

Very good interview! A copy of her book should be sent to each of the Supreme Court Justices. I wonder, if after all she has discovered, what her opinion of medical device and drug preemption is.

By: truthman30

truthman30 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:37:00 +0000

Well isn’t this interesting ..

I had planned on writing a book about the paxl scandal myself..

looks like someone beat me to it..

By: Justice in MI

Justice in MI — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:41:14 +0000

Whatever one’s views on the topic, this is an excellent interview. Well done, both!