Married Man Didier Jambart Became Gay Gambling Sex Addict After Taking GSK Parkinson’s Drug

Didier Jambart stole his children's toys to fund his gambling addiction after taking the GSK Parkinson's drug Requip (Europe1fr/Dailymotion)

A married father from France turned into a gay sex addict who stole from his friends and family after taking a medicine for Parkinson's disease made by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.

In a landmark ruling, GSK was ordered to pay damages of 400,000 (160,000) to Didier Jambart, who began taking Requip in 2003.

The medication caused severe side effects in Jambart. Over two years, he stole from friends and sold his children's toys to fund his gambling habit.

He advertised himself online for gay sex. He also lost 82,000 by placing bets online, a court in Rennes, France heard.

Jambart, 52, from Nantes, western France, had been a upstanding member of the community, a husband and a father before he started taking the medication.

He cried as the court ruled in his favour, after a lengthy fight to get compensation from GSK.

The British company had previously been ordered to pay 117,000, a decision which it had appealed.

"It's a great day. It's been a seven-year battle with our limited means for recognition of the fact that GSK lied to us and shattered our lives," Jambart said.

"I am happy that justice has been done. I am happy for my wife and my children. I am at last going to be able to sleep at night and profit from life ... [but] his will never replace the years of pain."

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Married Man Didier Jambart Became Gay Gambling Sex Addict After Taking GSK Parkinson’s Drug