Posted by fayth on January 24, 2004, at 6:03:52
I know this may sound stupid to some of you but.. I have been sitting here most of the night angry and down and would like to know if anyone knows something I can do?
3 years ago I was really pushed by family and docs to try anti depressants.. I am terrified of medication..esp things like this that have god only knows what side effects and I live alone etc.
I would get panic attacks in the middle of the night because of fear of the meds.. so they put me on xanax. They left me on it for 2 and a half years. They never informed me of the dangers of this med. they NEVER attempted to counsel me for fears or ween me from it.. EVER. They assured me everything I was taking was safe. They said dont read stuff about these drugs you'll just scare yourself over nothing. I never abused my med at all. This summer we found out the truth about this drug and were trying to get me off it.. also there were alot of other mess ups with this clinic and my care. I lost every penny of savings I worked 12 years for that was to go back to school. Suffered unimaginably with symptoms..we had horrible trouble finding a doc who even believed in xanax withdrawal..or had time to take a case.. trouble finding therapy for fears and by this time PTSD. I have been alone my whole life and worked so hard and EVERYTHING I had is gone. My GP didnt know where to send me to help with the xanax so she sent me back to the same clinic that did this.. the board of directors looked over my file and informed my mother that they would not take me back as a patient.. they said it was because ( durring problems I had with messed up meds they gave me ) I called my docter more than they wanted.. something like that.. it was just an excuse.. but on the other hand at the time they HAD made mistakes and who am i to call but my doc?
My GP had a fit. Called the head of the hospital and they did take me back. However they gave me a doc who is there one day a week. I get a script and see her ONCE a month and can NEVER call to ask a single question outside of the time I see her once a month. This lack of care is impossible to move forward toward getting better on. So things are being made harder instead of better.. I am losing my home.. I needed that money saved for school as my family abandoned me at college age and at the time this happened 30..I needed to get classes. Now not only have I been put thru a living h#ll physically mentaly and emotionally.. but I have lost everything I have worked for. I dont have it in me to go thru all this and start all over again working at McDonalds. I see this as gross negligence on their part. They knew what they were doing.. they simply didnt care... or care to inform me. I have been treated by them and other docters like some sort of druggie.. like dust on their shoe..
I want to know why you cant sue them for malpractice... for what they did ..
poster:fayth
thread:304910
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040122/msgs/304910.html