Posted by Think1234 on July 5, 2006, at 15:24:21
In reply to Re: Antipsychotics RULE!, posted by Phillipa on June 14, 2006, at 20:19:05
My P-Doc tried to give me Geodine (a supposedly "novel" antipyschotic-its action is in fact novel but given that no one knows why APs work in the first place its "novelness" doesn't mean much because we don't know WHAT about its novelness makes it SUPPOSEDLY superior to other APs ) after only two unsuccessful efforts with an anti-depressant. I said no (Thank God). And I think its bizzare and absurd that he would consider giving such a dangerous drug, especially after only a few attempts.
He's also given me klonopin without telling me how addictive it is and how dangerous it is to withdraw. That it can cause hallucinations, etc, if withdrawn from.
He believes that because he's the doctor, and knows more than me-and because his drugs are "infallible", that he has a special privilege to deny me this information. After all, if he told me about the effects of the drugs I might be unwilling to take them. And since i'm a mere ignorant patient, such knowledge would only lead me to make a poor decision. Such as not taking the Klonopin or for that matter the Anti-Psychotic.
These drugs, in particular AP's can do people serious harm.
I think that people are often to insecure or feel guilt to bringsuit when their P-Docs harms them. Of course what double compounds the problem is the P-Docs act in such a similarly incompetent way that in court they can claim that they were just prescribing according to regular protocol.
But if P-Docs were sued more often I think they might think twice about prescribing that AP or withholding information about side effects from their clients.
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