Paxil Birth Defect Warnings too Late For Two Little Boys

Hendersonville, N.C: April has 3 children; 2 were born with complications, quite possibly Paxil-related birth defects. April had taken the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) Paxil, also known as paroxetine, during both pregnancies.

"Christian, my first son, was born 4 weeks early, and his brother Jordon was born 6 weeks early – both babies were premature," April said. Christian was born in January 1998, and he was born with a heart murmur – or a whole in his heart. "I was suffering from depression when I became pregnant with Christian. I asked my doctor if it was safe to take the antidepressant while I was pregnant and he assured me that yes, it was totally safe. The doctors found my son's heart murmur within a day or two of his birth."

Jordon, April's second son, was born in 1999. "When he was born the doctors thought he'd had a seizure because he sweated profusely, which is odd for a newborn," April said. "And he had a twitch in his leg. These symptoms were all considered to be neurological. But after they did all the appropriate tests, they couldn't find anything that indicated what was going on. It wasn't until he was about 18 months old that I noticed that he wasn't talking. In fact, Jordon didn't start talking until he was 5. He still has developmental issues. We've had him tested. Autism has been ruled out, but his verbal communication skills have been slow to develop. He went to a special pre-school, and is in special classes now. He's in the 4th grade, and is still having speech therapy.

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