Wyeth Laboratories Should Be Held Responsible!

Posted by Vicki on 06/02/03 at 07:46 PM

here should be some legal implications for Wyeth Laboratories! I took Effexor XR for nerve pain for five months. It helped with it, but the side-effects are quite severe. No one EVER said or wrote anything about severe withdrawal, but I stumbled across the link when I was trying to figure out what was wrong with me, as I had decided to stop taking it because it seemed to be affecting my running, biking and other sports (I can�t seem to get enough oxygen to race well). So I read about it by doing an online search when I was experiencing so many symptoms of something last week. I called up the manufacturer today to find out about the ANGINA (and I am experiencing sharp pains that have NEVER been there before in my life � and is definetly caused by Effexor), arrhythmia, vertigo, headaches, body aches, diarrhea, etc. -- Primarily about the heart. I asked the Pharmacist from Wyeth about the heart problems. He confirmed that they found about a one percent chance of cardio problems, where it interfered with valve function, etc. I wouldn\'t quote me on exactly what this person said � this is the gist. I asked him what they found in recovery for this one percent. THEY DON\'T EVEN CHECK! Or so he told me that. I should consult my physician - so he said. I told him that my physician treats people with the flu and colds, etc. He\'s a family doctor. Why should I expect family doctor to know what their drug will do to my heart. He\'s not going to be doing studies. He had no information. So they know they have a drug that causes heart problems, and they have no studies to show how one recovers - which is my great concern. My heart is pinching and racing. But they wouldn�t know about how that can affect someone, because it is so individual. My doctor would know. I told him that there were thousands of people online who had complained about chest pain, angina, etc. with Effexor. So why is he isolating this ONLY to me and my doctor? He told me that the packaging insert contained all of the info. I would need. He read off what it said. I told him that my literature does not provide information about cardiac arrest, severe withdrawal symptoms, etc. He told me that it was up to my doctor or pharmacist to select what would go on MY info. sheet. I told him that they both have so many other things to do, and it seemed that it should be up to the drug company to make sure the packaging info. is complete. How can a pharmacist weed out who needs to hear about severe withdrawal and who doesn\'t? And I never took more than about 50 mg. per day. It really does seem that someone should hold Wyeth Laboratories responsible. They are getting by without disclosing a lot of info. I would have made very different decisions about taking their medication if they had. Please let me know if someone is planning to pursue this legally. It seems like a big drug company that should have worked out the glitches in both their medication and their literature before trying to make money on it.

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Re: Wyeth Laboratories Should Be Held Responsible!	Matty	0	06/11/03 08:04 PM