9/11 Copycat--- sad world we live in.

[cgross 1]

Does anyone remember the kid that drove his small plane into a building in FLA as a suicide attempt? Well, I do...

Now his parents are suing the makers of the perscription drugs he was taking. Let me first explain, he was NOT on Zolof, or prozac, or xanax... He was on achne medication!!!!!

His parents are saying he was depressed from his achne, and the medication somehow exaserbated the situation. WTF is this world coming to?

Glad to see more tax dollars wasted in court... There should be laws against stupid fucking lawsuits.

[skymama 37]

I'm not saying they should sue, but there have been many studies that the acne drug he was taking causes depression. I think the drug is Accutaine, or something like that.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[Jimbo 0]

Lots of things cause depression, acne medicine might be one of them. I wonder who they would sue if it were determined that the kid was suffering from SAD?

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[skygal3 0]

This is very true. Accutane has been said to have serious side effects for people with depression, and there are stories of teenagers on the drug having been said to cause suicide.

Not that I am justifing an excuse as to why someone would fly a plane into a building...IMO it was an attention driven plan to go out with a bang. So to speak.

[cgross 1]

But why would you sue for your son offing himself????? Maybe you as a parent should have seen the signs!!!! Maybe you as the parent should not have put him on meds with out researching them!!!!

People in this country are so fucked up it makes me sick.

And now fat kids are suing Icky Mickeys (McDonalds)

[Jimbo 0]

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Maybe you as a parent should have seen the signs!!!! Maybe you as the parent should not have put him on meds with out researching them!!!!

I think that mom should sue dad and dad should sue mom, after all, it's likely that that's the real source of the problem.

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People in this country are so fucked up it makes me sick.

Agreed. Not everyone, but certainly a lot.

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And now fat kids are suing Icky Mickeys (McDonalds)

Yet another example of people not wanting to take responsibility for their actions. This one is interesting though, I can't recall the last time I was in a McDonalds and didn't see the chart with calories, fat, carbs, etc...

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Jim

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[TomAiello 26]

I swear, it was the Accutane...er...um...I mean, it was the Twinkies...er...the Devil...and the witches...

It can't possibly be my fault...can it?

-- Tom Aiello

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[Jimbo 0]

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It can't possibly be my fault...can it?

Not as long as there's a drug company with fat pockets it's not your fault. Now, let's talk about my fee....

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[Faber 0]

Just wondering
we have seen in BASE comunity,that someone sue places,where their loved ones died.

Have any thing similar apered in Skyword(not talking Tandem)?I havent heard..

Stay safe
Stefan Faber

[tb62871 0]

If you shouldn't be flying under the influance of alcahol( a depressant.). Then i guess you shouldn't be flying on acne meds either.

--TB
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Jim, you actually READ those things??? Personally, I'm more concerned with them screwing up my order. As for suing people, I think I'll take on Yuengling for making me do stupid things at CK's little "fun fests".

[gale 0]

I hate to be advocating decreased responsibility for parents and individuals, but...

There really are some very serious side-effects from Accutaine. And the thing is, doctors often don't warn parents of them. Now, if I were going to give a child medication you would be darn sure I would do independant research - but there are a lot of people who trust their doctors.

This is taken from medscape.com

"After all these years, some have associated Accutane with causing depression. Depression is so common in teens these days anyway, are you sure that Accutane may be causative in some? If this really is a bonafide problem, how long after starting Accutane does the depression emerge? And, how should it be used, if at all?

A: Accutane (isotretinoin) is a powerful and important medication, with a number of very serious potential side effects. Depression is definitely one of them. Like most depression, Accutane-induced mood changes seem to come on gradually and insidiously. The teenager is rarely aware of it, and "on the outside", little may change that can alert the parent or physician. Typically, it has taken several months to be recognized, but retrospectively it seems to start within 4-8 weeks of Accutane's introduction."

The article (found here: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/445762?mpid=7681&WebLogicSession=PiB74cqvRMQL4qz50MuUqoDxKDwXoAKzpUdgl3AsI7rbN1HMfmr1|1087333368875638137/184161391/6/7001/7001/7002/7002/7001/-1)goes on to list many more danger envolver with this medication.

If a lawsuit against drug companies forces doctors and drug companies to better publicize the side effects of their medication, that would be great. That, in my opinion, is not a waste at all. Drug companies need to take responsibility for the products they make, for testing them and using them responsibly. If a lawsuit helps this to happen then a childs depression and suicide may not be in vain.

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