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> >> > Coroner calls for urgent anti-depressant inquiry after doctor blames> > drug for mother's suicide> >> > By Daily Mail Reporter> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y & authornamef=Daily+Mail+\> \> > Reporter>> > Last updated at 6:46 PM on 7th December 2010> >> > * Comments (0)> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#comments>> > * Add to My Stories> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html>> > Enlarge [A mother-of-two hanged herself while her children watched TV> > downstairs after anti-depressants turned her into a zombie, an inquest> > heard]> >> <http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/07/article-1336514-0C6181EF00000\> \> > 5DC-985_233x348_popup.jpg>> > A mother-of-two hanged herself while her children watched TV> downstairs> > after anti-depressants turned her into a zombie, an inquest heard> >> > A coroner has ordered an urgent investigation into an anti-depressant> > after it turned a mother-of-two into a 'zombie' before she was found> > hanged in her attic.> >> >> > Housewife Woodley, 42, visited six GPs who increased her dosage> > of Citalopram in the months before her death.> >> >> > But she became more agitated after taking the drug and told people she> > wanted to die.> >> >> > Her husband found her hanging in the loft of the family home in> > Solihull, West Midlands, on October 25 last year.> >> >> > Their two daughters, aged ten and 14, were watching TV downstairs at> the> > time.> >> >> > Birmingham coroner Aiden Cotter called for more research into the drug> > after experts raised concerns over its side-effects.> >> >> > The inquest in Birmingham on Monday heard how saw six GPs on> nine> > occasions at Solihull's Yew Tree Medical Centre last year.> >> >> > Doctors increased the dosage of the drug but her mental state> continued> > to deteriorate.> >> >> > Professor Healy, an anti-depressants expert at Cardiff> University,> > told the inquest he believed the drug was to blame.> >> >> > He said: 'I believe the drug was likely to have played a part.> >> > ' was clearly suffering adverse effects of the drug and it was> > this that put her at risk.> >> >> > 'If treatment was contributing then putting the dosage up wasn't the> > thing to do.> > This is the second inquest regarding this drug I have attended in the> > past five months. There have also been homicide cases involving it.'> >> > 's mother Vera Sansbury told the hearing she saw her daughter> turn> > into a 'zombie' after taking the drug.> >> >> > She said: 'The change in my daughter was remarkable.> >> >> > 'She was a stable, happy, calm person but in three weeks the decline> was> > rapid to a woman who was trembling, had panic attacks and wouldn't> make> > eye contact.> >> >> > 'She was like a zombie. The eyes were blank and flat and there was no> > emotional response. displayed every single side-effect of the> > drug.'> > [Housewife Woodley was discovered in the family home's loft> > (family home pictured, Solihull, Birmingham) by her husband ]> > Housewife Woodley was discovered in the family home's loft> > (family home pictured, Solihull, Birmingham) by her husband > >> > The inquest heard that the drug was a common anti-depressant which> came> > with a warning about side-effects.> >> >> > The effects include agitation and mental turmoil in the first weeks of> > treatment and trials showed it could increase the risk of suicide.> >> >> > Recording an open verdict, coroner Aidan Cotter said: 'I cannot be> sure> > of what happened and Mrs Woodley's death may have been an accident as> > she made a cry for help.> >> >> > 'I will write to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory> Agency> > asking if more research is needed into the drug.'> >> > Dr Muldoon, representing Lundbeck which manufactures the> > drug, said: 'The drug is safely used by millions of people but it> could> > cause someone to take their life who had not previously thought of> doing> > so.> >> >> > 'I don't think this was the case with Mrs Woodley as I think it was> her> > underlying depressive illness.'> >> >> > Read more:> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-docto\> \> > r-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#ixzz1Awrf3hdV> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#ixzz1Awrf3hdV>> >>

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Response to Housewife Woodley, 42, visited six GPs who increased her dosage of Citalopram

SSRI, SNRI - 2009 Annual Total Prescription Increases Hit Record High - 2.54 million

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> >> > Coroner calls for urgent anti-depressant inquiry after doctor blames> > drug for mother's suicide> >> > By Daily Mail Reporter> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y & authornamef=Daily+Mail+\> \> > Reporter>> > Last updated at 6:46 PM on 7th December 2010> >> > * Comments (0)> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#comments>> > * Add to My Stories> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html>> > Enlarge [A mother-of-two hanged herself while her children watched TV> > downstairs after anti-depressants turned her into a zombie, an inquest> > heard]> >> <http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/07/article-1336514-0C6181EF00000\> \> > 5DC-985_233x348_popup.jpg>> > A mother-of-two hanged herself while her children watched TV> downstairs> > after anti-depressants turned her into a zombie, an inquest heard> >> > A coroner has ordered an urgent investigation into an anti-depressant> > after it turned a mother-of-two into a 'zombie' before she was found> > hanged in her attic.> >> >> > Housewife Woodley, 42, visited six GPs who increased her dosage> > of Citalopram in the months before her death.> >> >> > But she became more agitated after taking the drug and told people she> > wanted to die.> >> >> > Her husband found her hanging in the loft of the family home in> > Solihull, West Midlands, on October 25 last year.> >> >> > Their two daughters, aged ten and 14, were watching TV downstairs at> the> > time.> >> >> > Birmingham coroner Aiden Cotter called for more research into the drug> > after experts raised concerns over its side-effects.> >> >> > The inquest in Birmingham on Monday heard how saw six GPs on> nine> > occasions at Solihull's Yew Tree Medical Centre last year.> >> >> > Doctors increased the dosage of the drug but her mental state> continued> > to deteriorate.> >> >> > Professor Healy, an anti-depressants expert at Cardiff> University,> > told the inquest he believed the drug was to blame.> >> >> > He said: 'I believe the drug was likely to have played a part.> >> > ' was clearly suffering adverse effects of the drug and it was> > this that put her at risk.> >> >> > 'If treatment was contributing then putting the dosage up wasn't the> > thing to do.> > This is the second inquest regarding this drug I have attended in the> > past five months. There have also been homicide cases involving it.'> >> > 's mother Vera Sansbury told the hearing she saw her daughter> turn> > into a 'zombie' after taking the drug.> >> >> > She said: 'The change in my daughter was remarkable.> >> >> > 'She was a stable, happy, calm person but in three weeks the decline> was> > rapid to a woman who was trembling, had panic attacks and wouldn't> make> > eye contact.> >> >> > 'She was like a zombie. The eyes were blank and flat and there was no> > emotional response. displayed every single side-effect of the> > drug.'> > [Housewife Woodley was discovered in the family home's loft> > (family home pictured, Solihull, Birmingham) by her husband ]> > Housewife Woodley was discovered in the family home's loft> > (family home pictured, Solihull, Birmingham) by her husband > >> > The inquest heard that the drug was a common anti-depressant which> came> > with a warning about side-effects.> >> >> > The effects include agitation and mental turmoil in the first weeks of> > treatment and trials showed it could increase the risk of suicide.> >> >> > Recording an open verdict, coroner Aidan Cotter said: 'I cannot be> sure> > of what happened and Mrs Woodley's death may have been an accident as> > she made a cry for help.> >> >> > 'I will write to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory> Agency> > asking if more research is needed into the drug.'> >> > Dr Muldoon, representing Lundbeck which manufactures the> > drug, said: 'The drug is safely used by millions of people but it> could> > cause someone to take their life who had not previously thought of> doing> > so.> >> >> > 'I don't think this was the case with Mrs Woodley as I think it was> her> > underlying depressive illness.'> >> >> > Read more:> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-docto\> \> > r-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#ixzz1Awrf3hdV> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#ixzz1Awrf3hdV>> >>

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Response to Housewife Woodley, 42, visited six GPs who increased her dosage of Citalopram

SSRI, SNRI - 2009 Annual Total Prescription Increases Hit Record High - 2.54 million

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> >> > Coroner calls for urgent anti-depressant inquiry after doctor blames> > drug for mother's suicide> >> > By Daily Mail Reporter> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y & authornamef=Daily+Mail+\> \> > Reporter>> > Last updated at 6:46 PM on 7th December 2010> >> > * Comments (0)> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#comments>> > * Add to My Stories> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html>> > Enlarge [A mother-of-two hanged herself while her children watched TV> > downstairs after anti-depressants turned her into a zombie, an inquest> > heard]> >> <http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/07/article-1336514-0C6181EF00000\> \> > 5DC-985_233x348_popup.jpg>> > A mother-of-two hanged herself while her children watched TV> downstairs> > after anti-depressants turned her into a zombie, an inquest heard> >> > A coroner has ordered an urgent investigation into an anti-depressant> > after it turned a mother-of-two into a 'zombie' before she was found> > hanged in her attic.> >> >> > Housewife Woodley, 42, visited six GPs who increased her dosage> > of Citalopram in the months before her death.> >> >> > But she became more agitated after taking the drug and told people she> > wanted to die.> >> >> > Her husband found her hanging in the loft of the family home in> > Solihull, West Midlands, on October 25 last year.> >> >> > Their two daughters, aged ten and 14, were watching TV downstairs at> the> > time.> >> >> > Birmingham coroner Aiden Cotter called for more research into the drug> > after experts raised concerns over its side-effects.> >> >> > The inquest in Birmingham on Monday heard how saw six GPs on> nine> > occasions at Solihull's Yew Tree Medical Centre last year.> >> >> > Doctors increased the dosage of the drug but her mental state> continued> > to deteriorate.> >> >> > Professor Healy, an anti-depressants expert at Cardiff> University,> > told the inquest he believed the drug was to blame.> >> >> > He said: 'I believe the drug was likely to have played a part.> >> > ' was clearly suffering adverse effects of the drug and it was> > this that put her at risk.> >> >> > 'If treatment was contributing then putting the dosage up wasn't the> > thing to do.> > This is the second inquest regarding this drug I have attended in the> > past five months. There have also been homicide cases involving it.'> >> > 's mother Vera Sansbury told the hearing she saw her daughter> turn> > into a 'zombie' after taking the drug.> >> >> > She said: 'The change in my daughter was remarkable.> >> >> > 'She was a stable, happy, calm person but in three weeks the decline> was> > rapid to a woman who was trembling, had panic attacks and wouldn't> make> > eye contact.> >> >> > 'She was like a zombie. The eyes were blank and flat and there was no> > emotional response. displayed every single side-effect of the> > drug.'> > [Housewife Woodley was discovered in the family home's loft> > (family home pictured, Solihull, Birmingham) by her husband ]> > Housewife Woodley was discovered in the family home's loft> > (family home pictured, Solihull, Birmingham) by her husband > >> > The inquest heard that the drug was a common anti-depressant which> came> > with a warning about side-effects.> >> >> > The effects include agitation and mental turmoil in the first weeks of> > treatment and trials showed it could increase the risk of suicide.> >> >> > Recording an open verdict, coroner Aidan Cotter said: 'I cannot be> sure> > of what happened and Mrs Woodley's death may have been an accident as> > she made a cry for help.> >> >> > 'I will write to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory> Agency> > asking if more research is needed into the drug.'> >> > Dr Muldoon, representing Lundbeck which manufactures the> > drug, said: 'The drug is safely used by millions of people but it> could> > cause someone to take their life who had not previously thought of> doing> > so.> >> >> > 'I don't think this was the case with Mrs Woodley as I think it was> her> > underlying depressive illness.'> >> >> > Read more:> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-docto\> \> > r-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#ixzz1Awrf3hdV> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#ixzz1Awrf3hdV>> >>

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Response to Housewife Woodley, 42, visited six GPs who increased her dosage of Citalopram

SSRI, SNRI - 2009 Annual Total Prescription Increases Hit Record High - 2.54 million

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> >> > Coroner calls for urgent anti-depressant inquiry after doctor blames> > drug for mother's suicide> >> > By Daily Mail Reporter> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=y & authornamef=Daily+Mail+\> \> > Reporter>> > Last updated at 6:46 PM on 7th December 2010> >> > * Comments (0)> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#comments>> > * Add to My Stories> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html>> > Enlarge [A mother-of-two hanged herself while her children watched TV> > downstairs after anti-depressants turned her into a zombie, an inquest> > heard]> >> <http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/07/article-1336514-0C6181EF00000\> \> > 5DC-985_233x348_popup.jpg>> > A mother-of-two hanged herself while her children watched TV> downstairs> > after anti-depressants turned her into a zombie, an inquest heard> >> > A coroner has ordered an urgent investigation into an anti-depressant> > after it turned a mother-of-two into a 'zombie' before she was found> > hanged in her attic.> >> >> > Housewife Woodley, 42, visited six GPs who increased her dosage> > of Citalopram in the months before her death.> >> >> > But she became more agitated after taking the drug and told people she> > wanted to die.> >> >> > Her husband found her hanging in the loft of the family home in> > Solihull, West Midlands, on October 25 last year.> >> >> > Their two daughters, aged ten and 14, were watching TV downstairs at> the> > time.> >> >> > Birmingham coroner Aiden Cotter called for more research into the drug> > after experts raised concerns over its side-effects.> >> >> > The inquest in Birmingham on Monday heard how saw six GPs on> nine> > occasions at Solihull's Yew Tree Medical Centre last year.> >> >> > Doctors increased the dosage of the drug but her mental state> continued> > to deteriorate.> >> >> > Professor Healy, an anti-depressants expert at Cardiff> University,> > told the inquest he believed the drug was to blame.> >> >> > He said: 'I believe the drug was likely to have played a part.> >> > ' was clearly suffering adverse effects of the drug and it was> > this that put her at risk.> >> >> > 'If treatment was contributing then putting the dosage up wasn't the> > thing to do.> > This is the second inquest regarding this drug I have attended in the> > past five months. There have also been homicide cases involving it.'> >> > 's mother Vera Sansbury told the hearing she saw her daughter> turn> > into a 'zombie' after taking the drug.> >> >> > She said: 'The change in my daughter was remarkable.> >> >> > 'She was a stable, happy, calm person but in three weeks the decline> was> > rapid to a woman who was trembling, had panic attacks and wouldn't> make> > eye contact.> >> >> > 'She was like a zombie. The eyes were blank and flat and there was no> > emotional response. displayed every single side-effect of the> > drug.'> > [Housewife Woodley was discovered in the family home's loft> > (family home pictured, Solihull, Birmingham) by her husband ]> > Housewife Woodley was discovered in the family home's loft> > (family home pictured, Solihull, Birmingham) by her husband > >> > The inquest heard that the drug was a common anti-depressant which> came> > with a warning about side-effects.> >> >> > The effects include agitation and mental turmoil in the first weeks of> > treatment and trials showed it could increase the risk of suicide.> >> >> > Recording an open verdict, coroner Aidan Cotter said: 'I cannot be> sure> > of what happened and Mrs Woodley's death may have been an accident as> > she made a cry for help.> >> >> > 'I will write to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory> Agency> > asking if more research is needed into the drug.'> >> > Dr Muldoon, representing Lundbeck which manufactures the> > drug, said: 'The drug is safely used by millions of people but it> could> > cause someone to take their life who had not previously thought of> doing> > so.> >> >> > 'I don't think this was the case with Mrs Woodley as I think it was> her> > underlying depressive illness.'> >> >> > Read more:> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-docto\> \> > r-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#ixzz1Awrf3hdV> >> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336514/Citalopram-inquiry-doct\> \> > or-blames-anti-depressant-mothers-suicide.html#ixzz1Awrf3hdV>> >>