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Epilepsy and Psychiatric Drugs like Neurontin Double Risk of Suicidal Behavior
David Gutierrez
Natural News
Monday, Oct 6, 2008
The FDA issued a warning on earlier this year that anti-epileptic drugs double the risk of suicidal thoughts among people that take them, regardless of whether they are used as a treatment for epilepsy or other conditions.
Anti-epileptics, also known as anticonvulsants, are taken by millions of people as treatment for epileptic seizures, bipolar disorder, and severe pain like that from migraine headaches.
“All patients who are currently taking or starting on any anti-epileptic drug should be closely monitored for notable changes in behavior that could indicate the emergence or worsening of suicidal thoughts or behavior or depression,” the FDA said. The agency also advised that doctors consider whether the benefits of prescribing the drugs outweigh the risks for each individual patient.
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The FDA warning currently applies only to the 11 anti-epileptic drugs included in the agency’s comprehensive review of 199 clinical trials: carbamazepine, marketed as Carbatrol; Equetro, Tegretol and Tegretol XR; felbamate, marketed as Felbatol; gabapentin, marketed as Neurontin; lamotrigine, marketed as Lamictal; levetiracetam, marketed as Keppra; oxcarbazepine, marketed as Trileptal; pregabalin, marketed as Lyrica; tiagabine, marketed as Gabitril; topiramate, marketed as Topamax; valproate, marketed as Depakote, Depakote ER, Depakene and Depacon; and zonisamide, marketed as Zonegran.
But the agency said that all anticonvulsants probably carry the same risks, and that the new warnings may be applied to the entire class of drugs.
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October 6th, 2008 at 8:08 am
“They want a fascist planet with the superwealthy ruling it all
Since we’re too independent, America must be led to fall
When our credit’s been exhausted to subdue the Middle East,
They’ll install our debtor nation in the body of The Beast
Traitor…Dare call it treason”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw5dP5gy2Vs
–The Cornbread Mafia
October 11th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
My late husband was put on Zonegran and Xyprexa and he hanged himself less than 3 months later.
He had been on Prozac for legitimate depression, and when switching doctors, due to moving, he was seen for less than 15 minutes, proclaimed to be ‘bi-polar’ (which he was not) and taken off of prozac cold turkey, which he had been taking for 20 years.
He was put on these drugs ‘off-label’, they are anti-seizure drugs, the Zonegran.
The doctor was Dr. Ginsberg, in Houston who does many drug trials for drug companies.
My husband gave no permission to be experimented on. He gave no consent to be in any type of trial.
Due to Texas TORT reform, I could not get a mal-practice attorney to touch the case. I went as far as spending 5K to get the opinion of a Harvard Forensics Psychiatrist – as a potential expert witness. He found NINE counts that Dr. Ginsberg would have been found guilty of, resulting in my husband’s death.
I tried for TWO YEARS and no attorney would take the case even with this info from the ‘doctor’s doctor’ at Harvard.
October 11th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Since I was 15, I have been taking Tegretol and have not wanted to kill myself. Although, it would be nice to get off this drug since it contains Aspartame!!