Posted by cybercafe on December 15, 2004, at 21:17:53
In reply to Is it time to get compensation?, posted by lostforwards on December 15, 2004, at 21:07:10
> It's been very near 3 months. I think it's time to conclude that the doctor was in fact negligent and had no other good intentions. He wasn't trying to push my dopamine way way down for any reason in particular. He just didn't know what he was doing and gave me too much AP which has left me with what seems to be permanent parkinsonian, dystonia and dyskinesia, to varrying degrees. The physiological stress of the AP may have revealed what might be a pre-existing condition, but that's all it did. It might've even caused some of those symptoms.
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> I told him about the stiffness in my legs, and shallow breathing on the medication. He dismissed my complaints very casually. On top of rigidity, dry mouth, lack of arm swing in my left arm, and weakness in my left knee, and an arched right eyebrow in the morning, I have a subjective feeling of a change in how I precieve things. These changes I know are drug induced. The others - odd mannerisms - could either be due to a pre-existing neurological condition or drug-induced.
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> I have the dry mouth and rigidity even when I'm not taking any meds. It's worst in the mornings. My left arm doesn't swing, and my left leg is weak at the knee.
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> I don't know what happened. In fact I'd rather not bother trying to figure it out any more. I know that I'm messed up in ways unrelated to bipolar after being carelessly given Risperdal.
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> The worst thing is having all of this denied when it is the truth. I walk with my hands in my pockets or with my left hand holding something whenever I'm out now. If I'm walking casually, and I don't have my hands in my pocket, the lack of swing in my left arm can be seen, especially when my right arm swings so much more.
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> Maybe some of you can think for yourselves about this. It's pretty obvious something is wrong. I won't believe the lies I've been told.
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>how long have you been off the med for? i hear it can take 2 months for most of the symptoms to disappear (not sure)
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