Image: Sara Carlin
Much has been made about Sara Carlin's drinking, so much so that Glaxo's lawyers, doctor's lawyers and witnesses and even the Coroner's Counsel have all used it to try to [1] Discredit Sara Carlin and [2] Protect Paxil, Health Canada, GlaxoSmithKline and the doctor's that prescribed Paxil to Sara.
Here's a story from Slate entitled, Extroverted Like Me. How a month and a half on Paxil taught me to love being shy.
Extracts
Paragraph 16 reads: "Day 25: A pattern is emerging. Since starting on Paxil, I've been drinking like a fish. For some reason, vitamin P combines incredibly well with alcohol. It's more fun to drink than it was before. I want to be drunk every night. I don't get hung over now, and I remain pretty lucid even when sloshed."
Paragraph 22 through 24 read: "Day 35: Drinking a lot, several nights a week. Liquor + Paxil = Wow!
"Pre-Paxil, I was a social drinker. Now I'm walking a mile in someone else's brain chemistry. I can see why some of you like to drink so much, maybe even need to drink so much. It's fun for me now, in a way it just wasn't before. On liquor and Paxil, strangers mean novelty, not fear. Group conversations are a chance to play raconteur, not a chance to smile weakly and shut up."
"And it's so much better than sobriety. Sober for me these days means extreme detachment. Movies, once a favorite hobby, do nothing for me now. Likewise booksI just don't connect with the plots or characters. I can't recall laughing (while sober) in the past couple of weeks. I'm never sad, but never happy. Why wouldn't I drink?"
The closing arguments will be heard tomorrow. The Jury will listen intentively then will depart for deliberation.
The five person jury have an ideal opportunity to make change in the way Paxil and all other antidepressant medication is prescribed off-label to children and adolescents.
GlaxoSmithKline and Health Canada will not make these changes without the jury's recommendations. They will continue to pass the buck and bury their heads in the sand.
It's time for change - put Canada on the map and save the lives of future Sara Carlin's.
The following are all from the excellent resource website, SSRi Stories.
Health Canada need to take a look at this website.
Suicide Paxil
2005-04-09
Virginia
14 Year Old Girl Kills Self
Murder-Suicide Paxil
1997-04-14
California
Father Drowns Two Children: Kills Self: Lawsuit
Suicide Attempt & Rages Paxil
2002-03-18
Pennsylvania
9 Year Old Girl Becomes Worse on Meds
Violence & Suicide Attempt Paxil
1999-01-05
Michigan
11 Year Old Boy is Violent & Suicidal on Paxil
Suicide Paxil
2004-02-09
Idaho
12 Year Old Girl Commits Suicide
Suicide Paxil
2008-02-03
California
13 Year Old Kills Self: Lawsuit: Dismissed Because of State Law
Suicide Paxil
2007-06-13
Indiana 14 Year Old Commits Suicide: Lawsuit
Suicide Attempt Paxil
2001-05-15
New Jersey
14 Year Old Girl Attempts Suicide
Suicide Attempt & Self-Mutilation Paxil
2005-01-16
Texas
16 Year Old Girl Self Mutilates: Also Attempts Suicide
Suicide [Lawsuit] Paxil
2008-09-06
Pennsylvania
16 Year Old Kills Self: Judge Strikes Down Pre-Emption Ruling: Lawsuit Moves Forward
Suicide Paxil
2005-02-01
Canada
16 Year Old: Paxil Still in Body 2 Months After Discontinuing Drug
Suicide Paxil
1999-04-01
Utah
17 Year Old Jumps From Freeway Bridge
Suicide Paxil [Seroxat in UK]
2004-11-07
England 18 Year Old Begins Self-Mutilation on Paxil: Kills Self
Suicide Paxil [Seroxat in UK]
2006-03-17
England 18 Year Old Girl Dies; Mother Campaigns
Suicide Paxil
2006-06-29
Ohio
19 Year Old Commits Suicide After Drastic Behavioral Change
Suicide Paxil [Seroxat in UK]
2001-11-15
England 19 Year Old Commits Suicide: Parents on Panorama Show: BBC
Suicide Paxil
2003-07-23
New York
20 Year Old Jumps from 24th Floor
Suicide Paxil
2005-11-28
Tennessee
20 Year Old Shoots Self; Lawsuit Filed
Suicide-By-Cop Paxil
2002-04-11
Georgia
21 Year Old Man Possibly Commits Suicide-By-Cop
Suicide Paxil
2003-12-05
Rhode Island
22 Year Old Woman Kills Self
Suicide Paxil
2010-02-23
Pennsylvania
23 Year Old Kills Herself in 2003: Lawsuit Decided Today
Suicide Paxil
2008-08-20
Wyoming
23 Year Old Woman Kills Self: Mother Starts a Non-Profit Organization
Suicide Paxil
2002-01-15
California
25 Year Old Woman Commits Suicide: Was Possibly Sleepwalking
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Footage from CHCH TV, Hamilton, Ontario
Footage from CHCH TV, Hamilton, Ontario
On May 6, 2007, Sara Carlin, a beautiful 18-year-old girl with everything to live for, grabbed a piece of electrical wiring, fashioned a crude noose and hanged herself in the basement of her parents house while under the influence of the antidepressant drug Paxil (Seroxat in the UK). Paxil/Seroxat is an antidepressant documented by international drug regulatory agencies as causing worsening depression and suicide particularly in children and young adults.
Please help inform others of the risks of these drugs. Forward this video to everyone you know.
RIP Sara Alison Carlin
Nessun Dorma
Back stories:
Sara Carlin Inquest – Latest
Sara Carlin Inquest – Failure of Oakville Medical Profession
Sara Carlin – ‘Death by Paxil’ Inquest – The ‘Expert’
Sara Carlin Inquest – Coroner’s Witness In U-Turn… And That Man Shaffer!
SARA CARLIN Ontario, Canada
Coroner’s Inquest – Glaxo & Friends Vs The Carlin Family
Sara Carlin Inquest – Local MP Slams GlaxoSmithKline
SARA CARLIN PAXIL INQUEST VIDEO FOOTAGE
SARA CARLIN PAXIL INQUEST GLOBAL TV NEWS
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