Posted by linkadge on February 16, 2006, at 16:09:18
In reply to Re: Suicide on Effexor » lifetime, posted by linkadge on February 16, 2006, at 15:44:37
Look at the drug clozapine. It can cause a fatal reduction in white blood cell count, and so they developed a mantitory once a month clozapine monitoring system. They don't say to the patient - this drug may kill you so we were hoping that you would go to get your blood checked once a month. No they *force* the patient to get monitored.
I'd like to see an effexor screeing program whereby the patient has manditory doctors appointmens at standardized intervals, standardized informing procedures, standardized suicidality questionaires, manditory parent/guardian/teacher informing etc. Manditory phone check-ups, manditory psychotherapy, the works
Cause when I was on effexor and I was suicidal, I just got the impression..who cares about me? The doctor sees me for 2-4 minautes...he doesn't care. For goodnsess sakes, why would I want to trust a doctor with my deepest emotions, when he is practically starting his stopwatch when I enter the room... I say forget it. You don't care about me..I don't care about you. If you're only going to give me 5 minautes, you don't disearve to know how I feel. I'm just going to tell you whatever I think you want to hear so that I can get out of the office.
Feeling better?.......yeah
Less depressed?.......yeah
Hows school going?....fine
Sleeping better?......yeahIt's like....just leave me alone.
Linkadge
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