Statewide Class Action Filed by Individuals Who Allegedly Suffered Withdrawal Symptoms from Paxil

BATON ROUGE, La., -Two Louisiana residents filed a statewide class action on behalf of residents who suffered from withdrawal symptoms as a result of reducing or terminating their use of the antidepressant Paxil. Bowman, et al., v. SmithKline Beecham, Corp., et al., No. N/A (La. Dist. Ct., West Baton Rouge Parish).

The action claims that the putative class members allegedly suffered from withdrawal symptoms such as nausea, anxiety, headache, sweating, sleep disturbances, palpitations and digestive disorders. The plaintiffs allege that the withdrawal symptoms are unexpected and that SmithKline Beecham, the drug's manufacturer, failed to properly warn patients and physicians …