If the allegations of fraudulent clinical trials and collusion with the FDA are true, the company deserves to go bankrupt. I'm shocked that in the course of taking Paxil for more than two years I was never made aware of these drawbacks. And yet, having said that, I do believe that Paxil was an important part of my recovery. Of course, therapy was equally - if not more crucial to my recovery, and I think this is where the problem with Paxil's use lies.
Depression has many manifestations and it takes a variety of treatments to tackle it.
The support group I attend is, in the long run, more important and effective than any antidepressant. My agreement with Dr. Breggin concerns being mislead by Paxil s supposed safety and blithely taking it without question. As someone who has earned both a BA and an MA degree, I was taught to carefully and critically research all sides of an issue or theory. But when it came to my mental health, I accepted prescription after prescription of Paxil as though I had the I.Q. of a doorknob. Coincidentally, I saw my psychiatrist the day after I had read the allegations against Smith, Kline and Beecham and raised my concerns about the lawsuit with her.