Beware of these drugs with bizarre and devastating side effects

I’ve warned you before that Chantix causes bad side effects.

This notorious smoking-cessation drug drives some people into violent rampages, suicide, seizures, blackouts, and heart attacks.

And Ambien? We’ve all heard about some users who have hallucinations, violent outbursts, sleep-walking, and even sleep-driving.

But now it looks like there’s a new champion in the side effects category. It’s a drug called Requip and it’s used to treat Parkinson’s disease symptoms.

During two years of treatment, Mr. Didier Jambart (51–a married father of two) attempted suicide three times, became addicted to Internet gambling, developed a compulsive gay sex addiction, and began cross-dressing. These misadventures caused him to lose his life savings, he was raped, and received a demotion at work.

Now, to you and me, it may seem like that’s far-fetched. But Requip actually comes with a warning that it may cause compulsive behaviors, including gambling and sexual habits. But that warning didn’t appear in drug inserts until a year after Mr. Jambart stopped using the drug.

He’s suing Requip’s maker, GlaxoSmithKline, for $610,000 in damages.

And while you may think that the symptoms of Parkinson’s would make it worth the risk for some people to face these side effects, would you say the same about restless leg syndrome?

That’s right. Requip is used to treat RLS.

Just imagine…”Hey, doc, great news–my legs feel fine. Can you bail me out of jail? I think I’m in Vegas.”

Source:
“Man Claims Parkinson’s Drug Turned Him Into a Gay Sex Addict” Meredith Melnick, Time magazine, 2/1/11, healthland.time.com