Leonie admitted that the drugs work for the majority of people. ' Of course they do, and of course they should be prescribed and people should not stop taking them ...!!
'I'll fight for my Shane'
http://www.braypeople.ie/news/ill-fight-for-my-shane-2150163.html
' I'LL FIGHT FOR MY SHANE.' Leonie Fennell is ready to face a battle with the makers of a drug who deny it caused her son's death.
She however, said that anti-depressants are 'handed out like Smarties in this country,
'Does someone need to be the sacrificial lamb to get the message out there about the dangers of anti-depressants?'
Clancy had no alcohol and 'toxic-to-fatal' levels of antidepressants in his body before killing a man, stabbing two others and taking his own life in Bray last August.
His mother believes that Shane was in a minority of people who react badly to such medication. He felt anxious, on edge and more depressed after taking the pills.
Red Cross woman Leonie said that she will 'fight all the way,' following a statement from the makers of drugs that it did not cause his death.
She is now launching a campaign for more awareness of the dangers of anti-depressants after an inquest heard that cipramil ( citalopram) medication was known to cause 'suicidal and homicidal thoughts,' among 'a minority of people.'
However Lundbeck, producers of the drug, said that ' extensive scientific studies have shown that there is no evidence linking citalopram to violent behavior.'
Leonie admitted that the drugs work for the majority of people. ' Of course they do, and of course they should be prescribed and people should not stop taking them because of what happened to Shane,' she said. 'He had a reaction to the tablets. His tongue got swollen from taking them. Then he overdosed on them and the second doctor prescribed him the same thing.'
She believes that he might have been ok if the second doctor had prescribed a different drug and has emailed every TD in the Dáil asking for a public awareness campaign to be launched. Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is the only person to have responded personally to date.
'It's not going to bring Shane or Sebastian back,' she said of her crusade. 'But it might help some other mother's sons. I'll do whatever it takes.'
'I'll fight for my Shane'
http://www.braypeople.ie/news/ill-fight-for-my-shane-2150163.html
' I'LL FIGHT FOR MY SHANE.' Leonie Fennell is ready to face a battle with the makers of a drug who deny it caused her son's death.
She however, said that anti-depressants are 'handed out like Smarties in this country,
'Does someone need to be the sacrificial lamb to get the message out there about the dangers of anti-depressants?'
Clancy had no alcohol and 'toxic-to-fatal' levels of antidepressants in his body before killing a man, stabbing two others and taking his own life in Bray last August.
His mother believes that Shane was in a minority of people who react badly to such medication. He felt anxious, on edge and more depressed after taking the pills.
Red Cross woman Leonie said that she will 'fight all the way,' following a statement from the makers of drugs that it did not cause his death.
She is now launching a campaign for more awareness of the dangers of anti-depressants after an inquest heard that cipramil ( citalopram) medication was known to cause 'suicidal and homicidal thoughts,' among 'a minority of people.'
However Lundbeck, producers of the drug, said that ' extensive scientific studies have shown that there is no evidence linking citalopram to violent behavior.'Leonie admitted that the drugs work for the majority of people. ' Of course they do, and of course they should be prescribed and people should not stop taking them because of what happened to Shane,' she said. 'He had a reaction to the tablets. His tongue got swollen from taking them. Then he overdosed on them and the second doctor prescribed him the same thing.'
She believes that he might have been ok if the second doctor had prescribed a different drug and has emailed every TD in the Dáil asking for a public awareness campaign to be launched. Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is the only person to have responded personally to date.
'It's not going to bring Shane or Sebastian back,' she said of her crusade. 'But it might help some other mother's sons. I'll do whatever it takes.'
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