According to CNN:

“When teenage Eddie Bible looked in the mirror, he didn’t see a boy. It was too difficult for him to look past the large breasts on his chest.

“I had bigger boobs than the girls in (high) school,” he said. “I thought, ‘Am I going to have to get a training bra?’ “

At 13 years old, Bible was suffering a side effect — not disclosed at the time — of medication he was taking for anxiety and bipolar disorder.

“They put me on this Risperdal. The doctors said, ‘Well, Risperdal was helping some.’ To me, it didn’t really help, because a year and a half later, I had gynecomastia.”

Gynecomastia is a condition that causes teen boys or men’s breast tissue to grow. Bible and thousands of others are preparing to sue Johnson & Johnson for damages, claiming the company did not disclose this possible side effect in a timely manner.

‘I feel like an experiment’

Though it’s not uncommon for teen boys to develop some breast tissue during puberty, this is different. This, Bible says, was humiliating.

At first, Bible thought his breasts were a result of weight gain, also something many who take Risperdal go through. So, at least initially, he overlooked it.

“If I knew what the side effects would be of the medication, I would have never taken it,” Bible said of Risperdal, which he took in the early 2000’s. (to continue reading the article click here)

Johnson & Johnson officials told CNN that Risperdal has helped millions of people and will continue to help more.

“Risperdal is a safe and effective medication that has helped millions of people live better lives for more than two decades,” company officials said.