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warning!, January 31, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Adverse Effects Of Psychotropic Drugs (Hardcover)
Smith Kline Beecham, produces "PAXIL" and they say that Paxil should NOT be used by children, adolescents or those over age 73! The reason that it should not be used by children and adolescents, (as stated by S.K.B.,) is that it needs much more double blind testing for this age group. Only one small such test has been done to date. It also has NOT been approved by the F.D.A.! The brain of a child differs from one of an adolescent. The brain of an adolescent differs from that of an adult. Some tranquelizers cause exiteability in children. Calif. state university at Stanford also states that testing of these Seritonan Reuptake Inhibitors have not had testing with children or adolescents. To prescribe such medication to children and /or adolescents is akin to child endangerment!
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