Posted by oracle on November 5, 2002, at 22:09:53
In reply to Seek assistance for malpracitice lawsuit, posted by chad_3 on November 4, 2002, at 1:58:57
What "assistance" do you need ? You said you have
counsel, so tell them to file it.I do agree that AP's for SA is a bad idea, if I had to make the choice. I disagree that doc's
must tell about side effects. Docs have to make the educated, informed choice that X med has more benefits than risks for the given patient and condition. My HMO does not pay for enough time for the doc to go over every possible side effect. I have never had a primary doc mention side effects. I think if they did,
many would never take their meds. Case in point:My grandmother lived with us for the last 10 yrs of her life, while I was in HS. She had major depression and was a major pain. Needy, sickly,
weak, ect. Totally unlike she was when my grandfather was still alive. These last years forever tainted my memories of her.
Her doc prescribed antidepressants and the monograph insert was included when the med was filled. My parents read it and did not allow her to take the
AD. Nor did anyone offer any other
treatment for her depression, so she became less and less functional. All because of "side effects" that COULD of happened.Should your doc inform you of SE's that have low instance ? No. Should a doc be held accountable if the risks far outweighed the benefits, provided the risks
were known and their was no patient informed consent ? Yes. Should a doc be help accountable for every unusual side effect, that cannot be predicted ? No.
We pay the docs to weigh the risks, and decide for us because we are not docs.I fear that one day I will have to sign a consent form to have my blood pressure taken !
I do have to question, for myself, the reasoning of someone who posts here with knowledge; allowing themselves to be placed on AP's for a non psychotic
condition. Your posts can be used against you.I do not know the specifics of your treatment, Chad. I get a lot of anger from your posts, so I avoid them. Anger is a stage on the way to getting well but it is
also a stage I cannot offer help at. So what I say here is specific to
AP's, SA, and AP's side effects:I think a case can be made that AP's are not a safe treatment for SA. The risks are clear with AP's and SA does not totally disable someone (vs the way
Schizophrenia does). The risks of addiction to benzos (quite low), the fact that there are no lasting or long term problems if you stop them (rare exceptions),
& and the fact they have been prescribed for decades makes them a far safer choice than possible TD, EPS, ect, given that these conditions (TD,EPS,ect) are
for life.I also feel SA is not a physical disorder, that
its basis is in psychology. This does not make it any less a problem than any other mental illness.
All the more reason to not pull out the big guns (AP's) when psychology can offer treatment and a possible cure.Everybody threatening lawsuits is tiresome.
If you are going to do it, just do it. Let me know when the class is certified, otherwise I am not interested.
poster:oracle
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