Woman's death ruled suicide - Lexapro

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Woman's death ruled suicide

By FREDA R. SAVANA

The Intelligencer

The death of Deborah , 44, of Doylestown, officially was ruled a

suicide this week by Bucks County Coroner ph .

was found burned to death in her car New Year's night on an access

road leading to an unmanned communications tower off Old Limekiln Pike in

New Britain Township.

Though officials had indicated earlier that they believed the death a

suicide, had been awaiting a toxicology report to confirm the

manner of death. He said died from a combination of carbon monoxide

poisoning and burns.

The report also showed she had drunk roughly between five and nine drinks,

according to the coroner's office and had a blood-alcohol content of 0.18.

Her body had a " significant amount " of undigested Benadryl and evidence of

an antidepressant in her system, said . But he noted, " as far as

drugs go, what she had in her was not of a fatal level. "

' husband, , said his wife had been taking Lexapro, an

antidepressant, for at least two years.

Immediately after Deborah's death, said he began wondering if there

might be a link between the drug and his wife's suicide.

" I've just been looking into it since day one. There is no connection

between how Deb lived her life and how she took her life. "

He described his spouse of 15 years as a " sweetheart " who was " extremely

capable and productive. "

" I don't want my wife to be remembered by the manner of her death, " said

.

The es moved to Doylestown in 1996 from Delray Beach, Fla. Deborah

worked as an office administrator for an executive search firm, FPC Fortune

Inc., in Warminster.

Her boss and owner of the company, Strand, remembered her as " an

amazing woman ... she essentially ran the company, " he said.

Janie Theis, a longtime friend of Debbie's, said she was a kind, loving

person who put others first.

" She was the nicest person anyone could ever want to meet. She never

complained about her life and always was happy for everyone, never envious. "

Lexapro, manufactured by Forest Pharmaceuticals, is a selective seratonin

reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI, prescribed to some 4 million patients in the

United States, according to the company's Web site. It was approved by the

federal Food and Drug Administration in 2002 for major depression and in

2003 for general anxiety disorder.

It has not been linked to suicide in adults but was one of numerous

antidepressants that came under recent scrutiny by the FDA for a possible

connection to suicide in children and adolescents. It is among the

antidepressants receiving new labeling designed to make people aware of the

increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions in children who take it.

A representative of Forest Pharmaeuticals did not return a phone call

seeking comment.

said the little investigation he has done showed SSRIs are " a

huge issue that appears to have tentacles that reach far beyond my wife. " He

has not decided what, if any, action he might take regarding the drug.

" It has only been in the last week or so, " he said, that he could talk about

Deborah's death. " At some point, I will try to look at options. "

Before deciding on an investigation of any kind, said, he would have

to consider the impact on his 10-year-old son.

But, he added, " If I could save or help one life, I would. No one else

should go through this pain. "

Freda R. Savana can be reached at (215) 345-3061 or fsavana@....

January 28, 2005 8:23 AM

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Woman's death ruled suicide

By FREDA R. SAVANA

The Intelligencer

The death of Deborah , 44, of Doylestown, officially was ruled a

suicide this week by Bucks County Coroner ph .

was found burned to death in her car New Year's night on an access

road leading to an unmanned communications tower off Old Limekiln Pike in

New Britain Township.

Though officials had indicated earlier that they believed the death a

suicide, had been awaiting a toxicology report to confirm the

manner of death. He said died from a combination of carbon monoxide

poisoning and burns.

The report also showed she had drunk roughly between five and nine drinks,

according to the coroner's office and had a blood-alcohol content of 0.18.

Her body had a " significant amount " of undigested Benadryl and evidence of

an antidepressant in her system, said . But he noted, " as far as

drugs go, what she had in her was not of a fatal level. "

' husband, , said his wife had been taking Lexapro, an

antidepressant, for at least two years.

Immediately after Deborah's death, said he began wondering if there

might be a link between the drug and his wife's suicide.

" I've just been looking into it since day one. There is no connection

between how Deb lived her life and how she took her life. "

He described his spouse of 15 years as a " sweetheart " who was " extremely

capable and productive. "

" I don't want my wife to be remembered by the manner of her death, " said

.

The es moved to Doylestown in 1996 from Delray Beach, Fla. Deborah

worked as an office administrator for an executive search firm, FPC Fortune

Inc., in Warminster.

Her boss and owner of the company, Strand, remembered her as " an

amazing woman ... she essentially ran the company, " he said.

Janie Theis, a longtime friend of Debbie's, said she was a kind, loving

person who put others first.

" She was the nicest person anyone could ever want to meet. She never

complained about her life and always was happy for everyone, never envious. "

Lexapro, manufactured by Forest Pharmaceuticals, is a selective seratonin

reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI, prescribed to some 4 million patients in the

United States, according to the company's Web site. It was approved by the

federal Food and Drug Administration in 2002 for major depression and in

2003 for general anxiety disorder.

It has not been linked to suicide in adults but was one of numerous

antidepressants that came under recent scrutiny by the FDA for a possible

connection to suicide in children and adolescents. It is among the

antidepressants receiving new labeling designed to make people aware of the

increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions in children who take it.

A representative of Forest Pharmaeuticals did not return a phone call

seeking comment.

said the little investigation he has done showed SSRIs are " a

huge issue that appears to have tentacles that reach far beyond my wife. " He

has not decided what, if any, action he might take regarding the drug.

" It has only been in the last week or so, " he said, that he could talk about

Deborah's death. " At some point, I will try to look at options. "

Before deciding on an investigation of any kind, said, he would have

to consider the impact on his 10-year-old son.

But, he added, " If I could save or help one life, I would. No one else

should go through this pain. "

Freda R. Savana can be reached at (215) 345-3061 or fsavana@....

January 28, 2005 8:23 AM

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http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-01282005-440299.html

Woman's death ruled suicide

By FREDA R. SAVANA

The Intelligencer

The death of Deborah , 44, of Doylestown, officially was ruled a

suicide this week by Bucks County Coroner ph .

was found burned to death in her car New Year's night on an access

road leading to an unmanned communications tower off Old Limekiln Pike in

New Britain Township.

Though officials had indicated earlier that they believed the death a

suicide, had been awaiting a toxicology report to confirm the

manner of death. He said died from a combination of carbon monoxide

poisoning and burns.

The report also showed she had drunk roughly between five and nine drinks,

according to the coroner's office and had a blood-alcohol content of 0.18.

Her body had a " significant amount " of undigested Benadryl and evidence of

an antidepressant in her system, said . But he noted, " as far as

drugs go, what she had in her was not of a fatal level. "

' husband, , said his wife had been taking Lexapro, an

antidepressant, for at least two years.

Immediately after Deborah's death, said he began wondering if there

might be a link between the drug and his wife's suicide.

" I've just been looking into it since day one. There is no connection

between how Deb lived her life and how she took her life. "

He described his spouse of 15 years as a " sweetheart " who was " extremely

capable and productive. "

" I don't want my wife to be remembered by the manner of her death, " said

.

The es moved to Doylestown in 1996 from Delray Beach, Fla. Deborah

worked as an office administrator for an executive search firm, FPC Fortune

Inc., in Warminster.

Her boss and owner of the company, Strand, remembered her as " an

amazing woman ... she essentially ran the company, " he said.

Janie Theis, a longtime friend of Debbie's, said she was a kind, loving

person who put others first.

" She was the nicest person anyone could ever want to meet. She never

complained about her life and always was happy for everyone, never envious. "

Lexapro, manufactured by Forest Pharmaceuticals, is a selective seratonin

reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI, prescribed to some 4 million patients in the

United States, according to the company's Web site. It was approved by the

federal Food and Drug Administration in 2002 for major depression and in

2003 for general anxiety disorder.

It has not been linked to suicide in adults but was one of numerous

antidepressants that came under recent scrutiny by the FDA for a possible

connection to suicide in children and adolescents. It is among the

antidepressants receiving new labeling designed to make people aware of the

increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions in children who take it.

A representative of Forest Pharmaeuticals did not return a phone call

seeking comment.

said the little investigation he has done showed SSRIs are " a

huge issue that appears to have tentacles that reach far beyond my wife. " He

has not decided what, if any, action he might take regarding the drug.

" It has only been in the last week or so, " he said, that he could talk about

Deborah's death. " At some point, I will try to look at options. "

Before deciding on an investigation of any kind, said, he would have

to consider the impact on his 10-year-old son.

But, he added, " If I could save or help one life, I would. No one else

should go through this pain. "

Freda R. Savana can be reached at (215) 345-3061 or fsavana@....

January 28, 2005 8:23 AM

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http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-01282005-440299.html

Woman's death ruled suicide

By FREDA R. SAVANA

The Intelligencer

The death of Deborah , 44, of Doylestown, officially was ruled a

suicide this week by Bucks County Coroner ph .

was found burned to death in her car New Year's night on an access

road leading to an unmanned communications tower off Old Limekiln Pike in

New Britain Township.

Though officials had indicated earlier that they believed the death a

suicide, had been awaiting a toxicology report to confirm the

manner of death. He said died from a combination of carbon monoxide

poisoning and burns.

The report also showed she had drunk roughly between five and nine drinks,

according to the coroner's office and had a blood-alcohol content of 0.18.

Her body had a " significant amount " of undigested Benadryl and evidence of

an antidepressant in her system, said . But he noted, " as far as

drugs go, what she had in her was not of a fatal level. "

' husband, , said his wife had been taking Lexapro, an

antidepressant, for at least two years.

Immediately after Deborah's death, said he began wondering if there

might be a link between the drug and his wife's suicide.

" I've just been looking into it since day one. There is no connection

between how Deb lived her life and how she took her life. "

He described his spouse of 15 years as a " sweetheart " who was " extremely

capable and productive. "

" I don't want my wife to be remembered by the manner of her death, " said

.

The es moved to Doylestown in 1996 from Delray Beach, Fla. Deborah

worked as an office administrator for an executive search firm, FPC Fortune

Inc., in Warminster.

Her boss and owner of the company, Strand, remembered her as " an

amazing woman ... she essentially ran the company, " he said.

Janie Theis, a longtime friend of Debbie's, said she was a kind, loving

person who put others first.

" She was the nicest person anyone could ever want to meet. She never

complained about her life and always was happy for everyone, never envious. "

Lexapro, manufactured by Forest Pharmaceuticals, is a selective seratonin

reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI, prescribed to some 4 million patients in the

United States, according to the company's Web site. It was approved by the

federal Food and Drug Administration in 2002 for major depression and in

2003 for general anxiety disorder.

It has not been linked to suicide in adults but was one of numerous

antidepressants that came under recent scrutiny by the FDA for a possible

connection to suicide in children and adolescents. It is among the

antidepressants receiving new labeling designed to make people aware of the

increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions in children who take it.

A representative of Forest Pharmaeuticals did not return a phone call

seeking comment.

said the little investigation he has done showed SSRIs are " a

huge issue that appears to have tentacles that reach far beyond my wife. " He

has not decided what, if any, action he might take regarding the drug.

" It has only been in the last week or so, " he said, that he could talk about

Deborah's death. " At some point, I will try to look at options. "

Before deciding on an investigation of any kind, said, he would have

to consider the impact on his 10-year-old son.

But, he added, " If I could save or help one life, I would. No one else

should go through this pain. "

Freda R. Savana can be reached at (215) 345-3061 or fsavana@....

January 28, 2005 8:23 AM