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The parents of a severely brain damaged and disabled teenager are suing doctors and pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly and PAR Pharmaceuticals Inc. for the Prozac related suicide attempt of their young daughter.

19-year-old Sarah Lowery is now severely disabled requiring tube feeding, a wheel chair and constant care after her 2003 attempted suicide. The teen who now functions at the level of a 6 to 9 months old child, suffered irreversible brain damage when she attempted to hang herself, cutting oxygen flow from her brain.

Lowery was taking the generic form of Prozac, flouxetine and had reportedly notified her doctors, Dr. Jeanne Decker, Dr. Mary Cherian, and Dr. Ali Kishwar, on multiple accounts of her suicidal thoughts and hallucinations.

On December 16, 2003, Lowery told Decker that she was planning to kill herself and showed the doctor the word ‘help'' which she had carved into her leg. Decker purportedly failed to notify Lowery''s parents of the suicide confession, leaving them unaware of the significant risk level of their daughter.

One day later, on December 17, 2003, Lowery hung herself resulting in life-long, severely debilitating brain damage and injuries.

The lawsuit filed by parents Susan Carey and Robert Lowery, on behalf of their daughter for exorbitant medical expenses and the pain and suffering of the family is expected to claim as much as $30 million in damages. The couple is suing not only Prozac makers Eli Lilly, but also the generic maker PAR Pharmaceuticals Inc. and their parent company PAR Pharmaceutical Resources Inc. on allegations that the companies were aware of the fatal risks associated with the drug and neglected to adequately inform consumers.

The family is also suing the three doctors who treated Sara, in addition to treatment facilities; The Institute for Personal Development in Morris, Provena Hospitals, and Provena Mercy Medical Center.

Sara Lowery suffered from severe depression because of an eating disorder, her parent''s divorce and an incidence of sexual abuse. She will require lifelong support.