Of mind. Thalidomide had not been approved for use in the United States of america but it was approved in european countries. We used for anxiety, insomnia, nausea. Nausea is key. Women began taking it to relieve morning sickness. Her husband had been in europe. He acquired these pills and brought them back home for her. She was pregnant, she takes about 40 of them in her pregnancy. She and her husband did not know that thalidomide causes birth defects. Then she read an article about the drug, found out more, and called the doctor. She wanted to learn more about whatthalidomide can do. Developing babies, children, thalidomide caused brain damage, damage the eyes, nose, years and severely damaged growth of limbs. In many cases, the children affected by thalidomide did not survive at all. In england, about half of the thalidomide babies died within a few months. Around 10,000 of these children were born in total. Mostly in western europe. This is an incredibly dangerous drug and later it