Man Claims Drug Made Him 'Gay Sex Addict'

A 51-year-old married father of two from Nantes, France is suing GlaxoSmithKline, claiming the pharmaceutical company’s drug he took for Parkinson's disease has turned him into a gay sex and gambling addict. True story.

Didier Jambart, a married father-of-two who says he has attempted suicide three times, claims he became addicted to Internet gambling, losing the family's savings and stealing to feed his habit. He also became a compulsive gay sex addict and began exposing himself on the Internet and cross-dressing. His risky sexual encounters led to him being raped, his lawyers said. The behaviour stopped when he stopped taking the drugs in 2005 but by then he had been demoted in his defence ministry job and was suffering from psychological trauma resulting from his addictions, his lawyers said. The plaintiff is seeking a total of 450,000 euros ($610,000) in damages from Glaxo, which he accuses of selling a "defective" drug, and from his neurologist for having failed to properly inform him about the drug. The drug, Requip, has been known for years to have undesired side effects but a warning only appeared on its package insert in 2006, his lawyers said. Glaxo said it did not wish to comment on the case.

This sounds like complete and utter BS. Didier (pictured, above), says he attempted suicide eight times and racked up an $18,000 gambling debt. * side eye * How You Doin, Didier and all right!


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