Behavioural Disorders From Debendox

Can taking debendox result in humans developing behavioural disorders that are cyclic in the way they present.my daughter (35yrs old now) can appear quite normal for weeks at a time then she will exhibit borderline pshchotic behaviour then after a few days she will be OK again.

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This contains Pyridoxine and Doxylamine, it isn't used in the U.S., so I have to admit my information on it is limited.

Her symptoms, however, sound similar to those of bipolar disorder.

Learn more Bipolar disorder details here.

Have you consulted a doctor?

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I took debendox when pregnant with my noiw 33 year old daughter.
She has problems emotionally but is very bright.
I have friends who also took this drug and their children have the same problems.
Its almost like they dont grow up and over react to many things

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I do believe that it does cause emotional problems.
Personally it has ruined my daughters life.

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I totally agree with your post. I was sick throughout my pregnancy and I took Debendox for 8 months. My daughter, who is now 39, is loved dearly by me but she is so difficult to be around. It is as if my daughter has never quite grown up. She functions as an adult but there is always that childlike tantrum quality boiling away under the surface. My daughter is being treated for mental problems now and she is sometime suicidal and other times overly confident and ecstatic. Her life cannot be like other women's because her mood swings make it impossible for her to maintain a relationship. Even as a pre school child she acted different to other children preventing her from keeping friends, but I confess that I did not recognise this until years later... always thinking that my little girl was simply very 'different'. The sad thing is that on the outside my daughter looks and acts normally when she is out but on her dark days she hides from the world in her bedroom. It breaks my heart everytime I see her being overly happy to such an extent that she appears unstable and people cannot cope with her moods. There are times when she is just my daughter and she is normal and chatty and can live her life. But most of the time she is either too 'up' or too 'down'. After researching about Debendox I am truly convinced that this drug is what caused my daughters mental instability. She cannot work, she cannot keep a relationship, she voices that she wishes she was dead and the list goes on. I have read some women's posts and they say that their child is normal etc, well good for them! If we all took a massive dose if drugs some of us would live and others would die! Debendox negative results have been brushed under the carpet and the drug company has got away with criminal negligence, they should be brought to justice. No amount of money can make up for the damage which I believe is due to Denendox but at least it might help parents, like me, to be able to help their affected child....and also prevent further drugs from being given out without enough research on that drug.

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Hi just watched call the midwife.triggered a memory.i took debendox throughout my first pregnansy.because of severe morning sickness.i think i took it for most of my pregancy.my daughter born in 1969.has for the last 30 yrs.has bren on a roller coaster of being .happy then sad .sometimes physically angry with me .now maybe i have an answer.i love her unconditionally.but most of her anger is with me.or her brother.who i dont think i took debendox with.but will try to find out.thanks for bringing this up..now days we would be hospitalised for what we went through.

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My daughter age 40 has very similar behaviour as I've read on here.. she's diagnosed with personality disorder.. after firstly being diagnosed with Bipolar.

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My daughter has emotional problems and I have always thought it was caused by debendox . I also have a friend whose daughter is the same and she also took debendox. Both girls are very smart but seem to have no ability to control temper when agitated. The slightest thing can cause a deppresive episode.
It has had a huge impact on my daughters life, i wish I had never taken debendox

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I'm really amazed (not in a good way) to read all of the messages about Debendox. Our daughter of 40 is suffering exactly in the same way as all of the other offspring mentioned above. She has had problems all through life, and has been diagnosed as autistic just seven years ago. This however this is not the full story. Like others mentioned she is childlike, erratic mentally, can't make decisions, forgetful, aggressive and illogical in her thinking. She started having epileptic fits about 15 years ago and after a MRI brain scan, is found to have a arteriovenous malformation (AVM) on her left frontal lobe, I was told this will have been formed at the fetal stage. Could this be due to the Debendox I took for many months in 1976? Debendox may not be the answer, but there are huge similarities in the cases mentioned and my daughter. I would be interested to hear if any of the other suffers have been diagnosed with a cerebal AVM. Thank you all for sharing your experience, it is somehow comforting not to be alone in this continuous struggle.

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Absolutely. I always had a saying for my daughter that when she was good she was very very good but when she was bad she was horrid.
I fully believe that debendox caused my daughters problems. Remember too that they took it off the market, if it was safe they would not have done that.

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Have you spoken to her dr about debendox?
If your daughter needs medication he needs to make sure of her actual diagnosis.
The wrong medication can have seriously bad effects.

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My daughter is exactly the same as lots of your daughters.. just wondered if affected boys at all..my daughter is 41.unable to.leave her house much..due to high dose of medication and weight gain. xx

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Thats exactly like my daughter. And she cant even cope with being alone, her husband is her full time carer.
Typical of medical companies to just withdraw the product and take no responsibility for the stream of destruction left behind.

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Yes,our son, now 36yrs old shows all the signs and symptoms descibed by others. My wife took Debendox as an alternative to hospital and intravenous drips to treat severe morning sickness for all nine months of her pregnancy. He has difficulties maintaining relationships, suffers severe mood swings, has great difficulty making decisions when faced with choices,agressive illogical thinking. intelligent but very childlike in many ways, can't handle money etc. etc.----. Still dependent on his parents who have severe health issues ( cancer, heart attack, alzheimers between us) and we are desperate to get help before it is too late.

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Ross this is exactly what happened with my pregnancy and you are describing my daughter to a t.
It has been a life-long commitment in helping our daughter. She is 38 now and is just leatnijng to manage her moods

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I am a Christian, and believe that does not exempt us from the suffering that an imperfect world has brought upon us. We DO have the promise of God to be with us as we live through these issues. Thank you for your reply. I wish you well for the future.

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Everything I've read here is my son exactly. I took debendox when I was pregnant back in 1979 for the full 9 months of pregnancy. My son has mental issues. Is out of control. Has been since age 14. At age 38 he can't seem to get it in his head what he does in his life isn't acceptable. Can't keep a relationship let alone a friendship. Friends come and go from his life because they can't handle his behavior. He's vulnerable. Just doesn't wake up to the fact he's being ripped. Can't work. Can't handle money. One day he'll be a great person, the next he's a raving *****. Immature. Thinks he's the king of all things criminal. But gets caught every time. The list goes on. He's been diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenia.

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Re: Julie (# 4)

This is my 41 year old daughter too.

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Oh my word... I can't believe I finally have an answer to my daughters behaviour. I took debendox for severe morning sickness during 1981 for most of my pregnancy. My daughter does have a job but has the extremes with her mood swings. Massive highs, crashing lows and in her 36th year she still has no settled relationship. She becomes angry and agitated sometimes at the slightest thing and doesn't think out the consequences of what she does or says.

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Re: Gail (# 18)

My son is now 37 years old. I had to take debendox from about day 1 and throughout the whole of my pregnancy. My son is perfectly normal, bright - he is an engineer- happy, social and extremely well liked by all his friends and dearly loved by his wife and parents. Throughout his life he has always brightened every day of my and my husbands life. So not all stories about debendox are bad as I could not have survived the pregnancy without it.

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Re: Gail (# 18)


I'm actually amazed that other mums understand this Debendox problem.. I do know it was banned in the USA.. my poor daughter may have suffered all because of an anti sickness drug.. not only does it affect her but her children too. Are all of you in the UK?

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Re: katie (# 24)

My son is 42 .. born 1981 .. he has had all the issues you have experienced with your daughter , life is an ongoing struggle for him ??

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Re: kimberley (# 35)

Hi Kimberly. You have described our son, my wife and I were shocked reading your story and all the other stories on this website, we also now feel we're not alone. Our son was born 1980 now 43 years old, he was born with internal ear problems having to have operations as his hearing is impaired, same as your son's problems all his life. He can’t hold down a job, has few friends. Also, not good with money. Our life has been taken over supporting our son and we still continue this way. Everything you have said we have done and we have supported him financially. He also gets angry and abusive (verbally), he does not see when people are trying to help him. It’s hard to explain his behavior to others and there is no real help out there for our children's problems. It’s an injustice what this drug has done to our families. We constantly wait for the next issue, there is no rest from the constant worry. We love our son dearly and will always be there for him until we are gone, as this is not his fault. He is lost in his mind in a dark world, he does not understand how he should behave with others. He blames everyone else when things are not going his way. I agree our sons do not have a coping mechanism. We have tried to make sense of his condition. He is on anxiety medication, although we are not sure this is helping. We see other son's of other families and ask why us and where we went wrong.
I thank everyone for sharing your stories to know we are not the only parents with a son or daughter that has been affected by this terrible drug.

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Re: Marion (# 37)

In the United States there were many cases brought against the supplier, but these were lost. The supplier did make an offer of $92 million but didn't accept liability (back then deformities were blamed on the drug, but no one knew about the mental stuff from what I can see) and here in the UK we didn't have the product liability legislation we now have. The (Labour) Government at the time were blocking any such legislation and their Ministers were arguing against suspending sales in Britain, but the supplier did state they wouldn't seek relicensing in 1985 due to the costs and how unprofitable it was for them.

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Re: kimberley (# 36)

Reading some of the comments is heart breaking. I took Debendox in my pregnancy in 1978 and my son has all of the things other mothers have mentioned here. Was there ever a class action against the manufacturers?

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Re: Deb (# 16)

Deb, I can completely relate to your post, as you're describing my son. I also took debendox for most of my pregnancy in 1982. My son has all of those traits, and I've been searching for answers all his life. He behaves like a spoilt child sometimes, and is very hard to get along with. He's lost all his friends too, and has spent time in prison. I'd love to hear from others in the same position, as it certainly helps to share our similar experiences and concerns.

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Hi everyone. I now feel im not alone. I took Debendox for my entire pregnancy in 1982. My son , who is now 38 years old , has had problems all his life. He cant hold down a job , cant keep a friend , or relationship . Hes terrible with money and is in huge debt. My life has revolved around trying to support him , bail him out , and try to be there for him when everyone else has fled. He gets angry and abusive (verbally), and has landed himself in trouble , and spent 2 separate periods in prison. This all makes him sound dreadful , however when hes in a happy place , hes lovely, but when things are not going his way , hes horrible, and seems to have no coping mechanism. There is also no learning from his mistakes it seems. I love him unconditionally , and feel its my fault for taking this drug . Im trying to find a way to get the help he so desperately needs , so id appreciate any suggestions from others going throuh the same as me.

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

My son is 39 and suffers cyclic depression and all the other complications mentioned. I took Debendox throughout my pregnancy for severe sickness. I have often wondered if my medication had an effect on my child. I have read more and more about it and it confirms my fears. I feel so sad and guilty.

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I took debendox when I was pregnant with two of my sons and both are very addicted to meds and alcohol could it be because of this tablet i died the take it with my other children and they are fine

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Re: Ross (# 31)

Sorry to hear about your wife .. I'm glad to hear your son is more stable with medication..my daughter age 42 has monthly injections and antidepressants too.

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Re: Anonymous Aussie (# 30)

I agree, but have had to get used to the idea that life is not fair. My wife has a diagnosis of early onset alzheimers that I am sure was brought on by her working lifetime of exposure to hazardous chemicals used in operating theaters. Very hard to prove when the effects are so long removed from the cause. Surround yourself with positive people, and treasure the good times when they happen. Our son who was badly affected by debendox when in the womb, has been a lot more emotionally stable after being prescribed mood stabilisers. Again, cause and effect are hard to establish no matter how certain you are .

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