Posted by Bubblehead on September 22, 2004, at 9:45:04
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal symptoms! Lawsuit, posted by Dave001 on September 21, 2004, at 22:36:07
> > I just found this post and thought I'd point everyone to it. PLEASE, do this:
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> > http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030407/msgs/216941.html
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> It is precisely this kind of mentality that hampers medical progress in the U.S. As an adult, I feel it should be within my legal right to decide which medications I am allowed to put in my body, so long as my choice does not pose a threat to others, and does not interfere with *your* right to the same. However, that also carries with it the responsibility that if something bad happens to me as a result, I am also responsible for my consequences. Do you not also want that right? Because you can't have it both ways. The sort of legal action and regulatory measures you seem to be proposing would interfere with *my* freedom to exercise *my* judgment according to what I think is in the best interest of *my* health. The problem is that people want to be able to do whatever they want without taking any responsibility for their actions. Something bad happens and immediately the knee-jerk reaction is to find someone else to blame, to sue, or whatever.
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> Dave
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Hold on a minute here!! Where is the hostility
coming from?... >medical progress? responsible for my consequences? find someone else to blame, to sue, or whatever?What is your bug here? You definately have my feathers in a ruffle, Dave!
Do you seriously call all of these reactions MEDICAL PROGRESS!?! How is suffering, progress? You are just the type of person I do not want working for these pharmacy companies. All you see is the growth for the drugs and not the damage of the people being used as guinea pigs.
Here is where you truly burn me up. >responsible for my consequences? find someone else to blame, to sue, or whatever?<... That just plain hurts, Dave! I would have thought twice about ever putting those pills in my mouth, if I had known everything. You see, our doctors, pharmacists, whoever... failed to inform us or was not informed themselves about these drugs. They don't know how to solve the problem. They only know how to sign a paper with a 'script on it.
How dare you say we are not acting responsibly! That is presisly what we are doing! We are trying to warn others before thier lives are damaged possibly for life. I personally have never in my life said I wanted to sue anyone before. After nearlly killing myself the other night and realizing it was the withdrawl that drove me to that point...MAKES ME WANT TO BLAME SOMEONE for not informing me! Are you seeing where we are coming from now or are you too stubborn to see the suffering?
Dave, I also was on 450mg of Effexor. Let me tell you, on the Effexor I was completely emotionless. I was dead to feeling. Imagine what that does to your life and your family...relationships suffer greatly!!! Add all the side effects and you have yourself a cocktail for a lower depression than you realize; except you are so numb, you can't do a thing about it. You are so dead, you can't even kill yourself if you were to try. Now, remove the Effexor because of all the problems from it and you just opened yourself a gateway to Hell. Keep in mind, this all could have been avoided "IF" I was properly informed about this medicine. Would that not make you want to "blame" someone and possibly "help" others along the way?
I'm sorry for getting upset Dave. No, I take that back. I'm not sorry. What I am sorry of, is that you either did not know all of this OR you simply are really that harsh. I hope it is the first.
In ending I leave you with something another poster said...
"your body is "addicted" to this drug, but you are not an "addict," in the street-drug sense of the word. You are not psychologically dependent on this drug. You are not at fault here. This isn't a moral failing of yours. This is a medical problem only, not a fault or "craving" or weakness of yours."
Well put Jiggitykid! Thanks for the support!
poster:Bubblehead
thread:12459
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20040921/msgs/393642.html