Abilify

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Abilify Attorney

Assistance is available at the hands of this Fort Lauderdale, Florida Abilify Lawyer. Abilify is an antipsychotic drug. It is used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression.

Doctors began prescribing the drug in the United States in 2002. It was developed by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Bristol-Myers Squibb agreed with Otsuka to work on the drug together and market it.

Unfortunately, Abilify has several catastrophic consequences. Amongst these is compulsivity. People who take abilify can become extremely compulsive. For example, people who take Abilify can easily become compulsive gamblers. Compulsive gambling can, in turn, lead to the destruction of the gambler’s life in the form of job loss, divorce, bankruptcy, crime and sometimes suicide.

Abilify causes compulsivity by altering the levels of dopamine in the body. It has long been known that altered levels on dopamine can lead to compulsivity. It can also impair the brain’s decision-making ability, which can be extremely destructive in combination with compulsive behavior.

If you or a loved one has developed compulsive behavior as a result of use of the drug Abilify, contact this Fort Lauderdale, Florida Abilify Law Firm at 954-448-7288 for a free, no obligation consultation. Mr. Quackenbush will gladly talk to you about all of the strengths and weaknesses of your case for free.

After Mr. Quackenbush becomes your attorney, he will work on contingency – which means that he won’t get paid anything until you’ve made a recovery in your case. So, there is no risk to you.

This Fort Lauderdale, Florida Abilify Lawyer Helps Clients Harmed by the Drug Abilify

All of the conclusions above have come from clinical trials which showed that Abilify can lead to compulsive behavior.

Along with pathological gambling, Abilify can also have such undesirable effects as restlessness, insomnia, anxiety, agitation, nervousness, suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, anaphylactic reaction, angioedema, laryngospasm, pruritis/urticarial, oropharyngeal spasm, hiccups, blood glucose fluctuation and sometimes depression and hypersexuality. Hypersexuality, like gambling, is a form of compulsive behavior – so it makes sense that Abilify might cause it. Mr. Quackenbush handles Abilify cases involving both compulsive gambling and hypersexuality.

Other forms of compulsive behavior that Abilify can cause include binge eating and compulsive shopping.

This South Florida Abilify Attorney Counsels Clients Harmed by Compulsive Behaviors

In fact, the compulsivity caused by Abilify is so bad that, in Europe, warnings are required to go along with the drug explaining the risk. This is the same in Canada.

Generic versions of the drug Abilify have been manufactured after 2015, and lawsuits can be made against the manufacturer’s of the generic form of the drug as well. This Broward County Ability Lawyer handles cases against the manufacturers of generic Abilify as well.

One of the challenges to Abilify litigation is to prove losses in the form of gambling. This can be done using “win/loss” statements, ATM withdrawals at casinos, 1099’s from day trading, and credit card receipts from online gambling. Although more difficult, losses can also be shown using lottery tickets, bingo tickets or shopping receipts.

Contact this Broward County Abilify Law Firm for a Free Consultation

Contact Mr. Quackenbush for a free, no obligation consultation if you or a loved one has been harmed by compulsive behaviors developed as a result of usage of the drug Abilify. Mr. Quackenbush will talk to you about your case at no charge to you.

Once Mr. Quackenbush becomes your attorney, he will represent you on contingency – which means that there will be no risk to you as this Broward County Abilify Attorney will not get paid for his work until you’ve received compensation in your case.