Zoloft is an antidepressant prescribed to treat patients with depression and generalized anxiety disorder.  However, this drug has precautions.  The FDA has issued two major alerts concerning injuries caused by Zoloft.

Zoloft has been known to cause persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHT) in babies whose mothers used the drug during pregnancy.  Babies with PPHT have an inadequate blood supply to the lungs which causes oxygen depleted blood to return to the heart.  Although some infants can recover quickly, others can have complications and require care throughout the rest of their lives.  Statistics show that if the mother was on Zoloft while pregnant they are six times more likely to have a child with a birth defect.

Zoloft is also a cause of serotonin syndrome.  Serotonin controls moods, emotions, sleep cycles and appetite.  Some drugs like Zoloft can contribute to having too high of levels of serotonin in your body.  Serotonin syndrome can be fatal.  Symptoms of this syndrome may include:  restlessness, increased heart beat, loss of coordination, nausea, vomiting, tremor, muscle spasms, and several others.

As a general matter, the following criteria will need to be met in order to win your lawsuit:  You were injured.  The antidepressant you took causes unreasonably dangerous side effects or the manufacturer, pharmacy, doctor, or others didn’t provide adequate warnings or instructions regarding the use of the antidepressant.  The antidepressant was the cause of your injury.

Lexapro is prescribed to treat patients with depression and generalized anxiety disorder. However, the drug is not without its problems. The FDA has issued two alerts concerning injuries caused by Lexapro.

The first alert is that Lexapro has been known to cause persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHT) in babies whose mothers used the drug during pregnancy.

Babies with PPHT have an inadequate blood supply to the lungs which causes oxygen depleted blood to return to the heart. Although some infants can recover quickly, others can have complications and require care throughout the rest of their lives. Statistics show that if the mother was on Lexapro while pregnant they are six times more likely to have a child with a birth defect.

The second FDA alert is regarding serotonin syndrome. Serotonin controls moods, emotions, sleep cycles and appetite. Some drugs like Lexapro can contribute to having too high of levels of serotonin in your body.

Serotonin syndrome can be fatal. Symptoms of this syndrome may include: restlessness, increased heart beat, loss of coordination, nausea, vomiting, tremor, muscle spasms, and several others.

If you believe you have suffered injury by taking Lexapro please call one of our defective drug attorneys today. You may have a case against the makers of Lexapro.

He’s 16 years old, tall, slim and handsome. A year ago he started running, and now he runs a mile in 6 minutes 30 seconds, competes in races all over the state, has won trophies and awards and in a recent race finished 90^th out of 1,183 runners. His name is Alex and he has autism.

Alex and his twin brother Jamie, who also has autism and runs an 8:30 mile, run in competitive mainstream races throughout the state. They are able to do this with the help and dedication of an amateure, where experienced runners volunteer their time providing one-to-one support to special needs kids in races all over the country.

When they first started, their coaches held their hands while running with them, not sure what to expect as both Alex and Jamie have limited language and self-injurious behavior that can oftentimes be unpredictable. REgardless, it wasn’t long before the coaches were able to let go and run with them side by side.

This simply shows that even kids with special needs can compete and even need to compete.