Posted by rjk on July 30, 2002, at 7:15:38
In reply to Re: Why not what rjk?, posted by cybercafe on July 30, 2002, at 6:52:19
> >incorrectly diagnosed. At the end of the day, if I succeed then I will probably be doing everyone a big favour for two reasons. Firstly, because I want to prove the point that combining meds does have a risk attached to it. Secondly, it may make
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> dude i suppose having gone the multi-med route many times i am less empathetic of your plight than i should be, but i would be very very happy if you proved that doctors could be held responsible... and of course i would be very happy if you could start to put your life back together again
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> ... the thing is... i wonder why really serious stuff -- like people who are given ECT and get brain damage... or lobotomies... havn't gotten some serious compensation???????Good question. I think that they should, but with ECT, patients are warned in advance about the possible loss of memory. As far as I am aware, they also have to sign a consent form.
The thing is, what has really pissed me off is the arrogant, bigoted attitude of the shrink who advised me to take that combo. I have had enormous problems with meds since then and he has done nothing other than tell me that what I have been telling him cannot be true. Two years on it is now blatantly obvious that everything I have been telling him was true and he no longer wants me as a patient.
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