Nick Johnson

There are several severe side effects related to taking the antidepressant medication known as Paxil. One of these side effects is tachycardia. Tachycardia is sudden, rapid racing of the heart. It is a condition where the heart beats faster than normal.

In some recent lawsuits, some patients have filed suit because of the fact that they suffered a heart attack or other heart related illnesses initiated by the tachycardia caused by taking Paxil.

After the miracle diet drug, Fen Phen, was introduced in the early 90's, nearly 6.5 million people consumed the drug. The reason for such a large consumption was the immediate weight loss associated with the drug. However, after ties between Fen Phen and the fatal Primary Pulmonary Hypertension were established, American Home Products removed the drug from the market in mid September of '97.

While some organizations and individual physicians are very careful in their efforts to be vague, or even tangential, about the relationship between PPH (Primary Pulmonary Hypertension) and fen-phen, others openly reveal what is known about this association.

It is now being discovered that the antidepressant medication known as Paxil is more deadly than helpful. As the matter of fact, Paxil has recently been given the street name of "suicide" pills. This is because it has been proven that children and adults who took Paxil for their depression or other mental related illness had increased thoughts of suicide and violence.

Fen-phen is a combination of two drugs which were used to treat obesity. They are fenfluramine (Pondimin) and phentermine (Fastin). While both drugs were approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), their combined use was not. Nor were they approved for long-term use.

The use of fen-phen has been associated with serious medical complications that include valvular heart disease (damaged heart valves), PPH (Primary Pulmonary Hypertension) and neuropsychological complications.