http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/2008/07/08/epilepsy-drug-black-box-suicide-warning/ Malpractice, Personal Injury & Accident Lawyers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:38:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/2008/07/08/epilepsy-drug-black-box-suicide-warning/#comment-5293 David Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:06:24 +0000 http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/?p=463#comment-5293 I was prescribed Lyrica (Pregabalin) 75mg for peripheral neuropathy in my feet (hot tingling sensations) that was keeping me awake at night. It only required 3x75mg capsules over three nights to make me so depressed that was driving the car with ideas of ending it all by driving into a tree. Then I realised that with all the airbags I probably wouldn't die so got home and sat in the driveway with the engine running thinking about a hose from the exhaust pipe - fortunately I didn't have one. At 2am in the morning I got up and googled Lyrica and read all the blurb that came with and found the warning about depression, self harm and thoughts of suicide. I haven't taken any since and my wife says I am a different person to the one that was on Lyrica for only 3 days! I was prescribed Lyrica (Pregabalin) 75mg for peripheral neuropathy in my feet (hot tingling sensations) that was keeping me awake at night. It only required 3x75mg capsules over three nights to make me so depressed that was driving the car with ideas of ending it all by driving into a tree. Then I realised that with all the airbags I probably wouldn’t die so got home and sat in the driveway with the engine running thinking about a hose from the exhaust pipe – fortunately I didn’t have one. At 2am in the morning I got up and googled Lyrica and read all the blurb that came with and found the warning about depression, self harm and thoughts of suicide. I haven’t taken any since and my wife says I am a different person to the one that was on Lyrica for only 3 days!

]]> http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/2008/07/08/epilepsy-drug-black-box-suicide-warning/#comment-2379 Lee-Anne Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:57:41 +0000 http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2379 I feel that the arguemant that just because your meds control your seizures does not mean you are not disabled is very valid. This should really be explored more. I have not had an actual episode in 5 months but my day to day activities as well as transportation to and from work as well as my job performance are a constant drain to my mental reserve. If you work you really have no other reserve to have a normal life because it takes all you have just to remain functional for an 8 hour work day I feel that the arguemant that just because your meds control your seizures does not mean you are not disabled is very valid. This should really be explored more. I have not had an actual episode in 5 months but my day to day activities as well as transportation to and from work as well as my job performance are a constant drain to my mental reserve. If you work you really have no other reserve to have a normal life because it takes all you have just to remain functional for an 8 hour work day

]]> http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/2008/07/08/epilepsy-drug-black-box-suicide-warning/#comment-2378 FDA Panel Recommends Against Epilepsy Drug Black Box Warning — AboutLawsuits.com Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:51:35 +0000 http://www.youhavealawyer.com/blog/?p=463#comment-2378 [...] U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened an advisory panel last week to evaluate the risk of suicide associated with epilepsy drugs, and to make recommendations about what regulatory actions should be taken to protect consumers. [...] [...] U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened an advisory panel last week to evaluate the risk of suicide associated with epilepsy drugs, and to make recommendations about what regulatory actions should be taken to protect consumers. [...]

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