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Posted by Jeroen on March 13, 2007, at 2:40:19
CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD???
its been 2 years now and my eye spasms are evil !! uncontrolled eye movement
they had monitored me while i was on geodon and didnt get me off on time after months
i was in therapy voluntary, even child rapers dont get a brain damage from medicine!
i want to ask like a big huge amount of money as a sign that psychiatry treats people with mental illness like abnormal, inhumane
Posted by madeline on March 13, 2007, at 6:17:07
In reply to CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD???, posted by Jeroen on March 13, 2007, at 2:40:19
Well you are not alone.
I found this.
http://www.schmidtandclark.com/Tardive-Dyskinesia/geodon.html
Posted by Ken Blades on March 13, 2007, at 9:33:47
In reply to CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD???, posted by Jeroen on March 13, 2007, at 2:40:19
Probably not. When you enter treatment, you
usually sign some sort of liability waiver.
You'd have to see an attorney to see if
you had a case however.
Posted by Phillipa on March 13, 2007, at 12:51:15
In reply to Re: CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD??? » Jeroen, posted by Ken Blades on March 13, 2007, at 9:33:47
Ken do you mean just the consent to treat? As that is all I've ever signed.Love Phillipa
Posted by Ken Blades on March 13, 2007, at 13:11:10
In reply to Re: CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD??? » Ken Blades, posted by Phillipa on March 13, 2007, at 12:51:15
Hi Phillipa~
There are different names for these things,
but consent to treat is one of them. I
think it depends on the particular state
you're resident of. You'll usually find
either fine print or some other wording
that releases the doctor or clinic from
liability to a certain extent; not totally
obviously as in the case of deliberate
malpractice or negligent malpractice.When you're dealing with psychiatric
drugs, the effects and side-effects
cannot be predicted in advance[unless
we've had them before lol]. If someone
was actually showing tardive dyskinesia
and the doc didn't remove the drug
immediately, that seems not too
intelligent.
Posted by yxibow on March 13, 2007, at 13:13:49
In reply to CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD???, posted by Jeroen on March 13, 2007, at 2:40:19
> CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD???
>
> its been 2 years now and my eye spasms are evil !! uncontrolled eye movement
>
> they had monitored me while i was on geodon and didnt get me off on time after months
>
> i was in therapy voluntary, even child rapers dont get a brain damage from medicine!
>
> i want to ask like a big huge amount of money as a sign that psychiatry treats people with mental illness like abnormal, inhumane
>
>We're all sorry regarding your TD but I hate to say it, it pains me that you haven't taken steps, or appeared not to, or have not told us, proactively to see a specialist, and I don't know who is managing your case now. If I had TD which I worry about from time to time I would have my doctor do everything in the book and have specialists. Still, I do have informed consent. Its a hard place to be stuck in the middle of it. We don't know everything about TD or what its ultimate outcome is, but one thing we do know is that at least 1/3 of people have remission.
In the US, no -- not unless you were admitted to a hospital and not told verbally or written that medication could cause TD.
TD by the way means Tardive, late in treatment, ID, initial dyskinesia is more rare and more reversible in comparison and would happen in a hospital setting as described above.
If you see a doctor, here, they are required, if you are lucid enough, to have "informed consent." I have informed consent about my neuroleptic use, but I also insist on AIMS testing more often than the average patient because I do have side effects.
Ambulance chasers won't attempt to address TD. A doctor familiar with antipsychotic use and the AIMS measuring protocol and steps to take to mitigate things will and would help.
Anyhow you can't use a US ambulance chaser online firm to sue someone in Belgium, that is not productive. Besides those outfits are basically sleazy, think of a drug, and there will be one online to sue it.
I'm not sure what else to say.
Posted by notfred on March 13, 2007, at 15:47:19
In reply to CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD???, posted by Jeroen on March 13, 2007, at 2:40:19
There is no way for lay people to answer this question, only a lawyer **in your country** can advise you on this matter.
Posted by madeline on March 14, 2007, at 13:37:29
In reply to CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD???, posted by Jeroen on March 13, 2007, at 2:40:19
I personally think that suing may not be the most approriate course of action. I would put the focus on trying to help myself recover as best I could from the side effects of this drug.
People are becoming more aware of the dangers and are working to make someone accountable, at least in the US. Even an ambulance chaser isn't going to swarm if there is no hope in a successful litigation.
However, I also think a lot of this may be about your own personal sense of control. And I am a big believer in taking steps to re-establish your control over your life. If looking into suing or actually bringing suit is what it is going to take to do that - then do it.
I just think that effort would be better spent on your recovery.
Maddie
Posted by Jeroen on March 14, 2007, at 13:45:37
In reply to Re: CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD???, posted by madeline on March 13, 2007, at 6:17:07
i already called them i think...
Posted by Jeroen on March 14, 2007, at 13:46:44
In reply to Re: CAN I SUE THE CLINICK OR DOCTOR FOR MY TD??? » Jeroen, posted by madeline on March 14, 2007, at 13:37:29
2 years now, f*ck recovery!
Posted by yxibow on March 16, 2007, at 2:26:51
In reply to 2 years now, f*ck recovery!, posted by Jeroen on March 14, 2007, at 13:46:44
> 2 years now, f*ck recovery!
You can either "f*ck recovery" or possible treatments and second opinions, or you can take action, for yourself, productively. Its not a good place to be, I understand it, and it is now something that you have become acutely aware of. But I would pull out all the stops available worldwide personally.
You can continue for years with rightful anger, or you can channel that into something positive, and make your life, life being something unexplainable and wondrous, or you can turn inward. You can find support groups who deal with all sorts of movement disorders, not even TD, there are lots of different things out there.
We all know it is excruciatingly hard, and is a worry that I also potentially face every day with my own medication, which is an extra burden on top of a complexity.
Anyhow I have said my peace, and I wish you well and you never know, there can be partial remission even later on. Tune out life (which I dont suggest), or tune it in to you.
-- tidings
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