Posted by linkadge on December 11, 2004, at 12:58:15
In reply to Re: Vioxx - 55,000 (sources) » Dan Perkins, posted by RetiredYoung on December 10, 2004, at 17:02:41
I'd hate to wonder how many heart attacks were related to the use of effexor. It is well know that it can raise blood pressure. It gave me (a 21 year old) chest pain, and rapid heartbeat)
The thing is this: Many people who have had recent corinary events can become depressed. Antidepressants could be highly used among this population. I would not be surprised if effexor could be linked to more than one cardiac event.
Personally I think the drug companies knew all along that there were discontinuation syndromes attributed to antidepressants. I think their reason for not explaining this is the fear that this might alter ones decision about weather to take the drug or not.
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