Re: Jeni - Support and Legal Aid

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Jeni,

There is something called Legal Aide. When you are in the Hospital,

if you ask to call them they CAN NOT refuse you. It is illegal. They

can help you defend your rights. You HAVE the right to refuse

medication. Period. I was in the hopsital as a teenager as well.

Feeling like you have no help in there would be horrible. I was

pretty lucky, most of the people working with me were awesome. But

not all, so I can understand. Please remember about Legal Aid. Oh,

and its free.

Also, I would not listen to any diagnosis given to you until you

have withdrawn from these drugs and been off them for many months. I

have been off Paxil/Lexapro for 2 months and my symptoms are still

severe. They keep wanting to give me a bipolar diagnosis but it is

not true - it is the withdrawal. I never ever heard mention of

bipolar until I started coming off the SSRI's.

I would be careful. Let your body and mind heal - despite what they

say. Then make an assessment as to what problems you may have.

Good Luck,

nyia

> Having followed hell, with increased suicidalness,mania and

> psychoticness on paxil/seroxat, ending up withdrawing myself and

> nearly killing me,my bf and a few others, i said i would never do

it

> again. When i was told if i didnt go on efexor (after it

> was 'banned' in my age group) i would be marked down as 'resisting

> treatment' and offered no further help i decided to try it. Ended

up

> in hospital. Hell again. So when the psychiatrist told me i needed

> to go on a mood stabiliser, or else they'd put me in hospital for

a

> few months, i was not amused. Hospital i experienced a lot of

> verbal/physical abuse, and i was so bored as even a book was

> considered as 'too dangerous' as was perfume, my phone, face

powder

> etc...i was alone with 6 nurses so i had an awfull time. I couldnt

> face 6 months. I've been on tegretol for a while. Last week the

> dosage he put me on was 'too much' for my body to handle.

>

> 'Some side effects are common to antiepileptic medications when

> prescribed at too great a dose and are similar to being " drunk "

eg.

> unsteadiness, poor concentration, sleepiness, double vision,

> vomiting, tremor.'

>

> These and all the usual were experienced. I couldnt walk up a

path,

> or talk as i was slurring my speech. I already have to have an MRI

> from efexor side effects,inco-ordination and memory problems, so

> this didnt help.

>

> I was directed to this site by someone else (thank you). I know my

> psychaitrist is going to advise withdrawal(maybe he finally hears

> what im saying and sees the truth!)....as the drug just doesnt

help

> me. I'll probably have to go back to hospital too. I know lots

about

> ssri's, and the effects of the dosage being too much (60mg of

paxil)

> were the same as what im getting.

>

> Basically i just want some info on what to expect from withdrawl

of

> tegretol retard at 1200mg (max for my bodyweight) if anyone else

has

> been on it or similar bear in mind my bipolar is very bad and

im

> very suicidal etc anyway...

>

> thanks

>

> Jeni (16yo UK)

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info, ill check it out. As far as Id heard if you re

sectionned (which i would be...not voluntary) then you have a month

there, then you have the right to appeal against it. 1 or 2 of the

35 people working in my hospital physically abused me before. I

cannot get into a different hospital. Hence why im soooo worried.

Chances are i wouldnt see them again, but its the only hospital like

it in the country (UK) as far as layout. I would be the only one

there. and die of boredom!

Oh and funny about people mentioning bipolar being a diagnossi they

give to everyone. My new psych (ive been shifted around) immediately

took it off of me when i got to him, and right now i have no

diagnoses'. He said he wouldnt diagnose me as that till i was at

least 21, and right now it was just called 'very bad mood swings'.

lol.

thanks so much for the help and the welcome here,

Jeni

> Jeni,

>

> There is something called Legal Aide. When you are in the

Hospital,

> if you ask to call them they CAN NOT refuse you. It is illegal.

They

> can help you defend your rights. You HAVE the right to refuse

> medication. Period. I was in the hopsital as a teenager as well.

> Feeling like you have no help in there would be horrible. I was

> pretty lucky, most of the people working with me were awesome. But

> not all, so I can understand. Please remember about Legal Aid. Oh,

> and its free.

>

>>

> I would be careful. Let your body and mind heal - despite what

they

> say. Then make an assessment as to what problems you may have.

>

> Good Luck,

>

> nyia

>

[Guest guest]

Jeni,

I didn't realize you were in the UK. I don't know about the legal

system there. But there has to be some type of legal protection for

those in the hopsital, even involuntarily. I don't know how to find

out though.

Good luck and stay strong,

nyia

> > Jeni,

> >

> > There is something called Legal Aide. When you are in the

> Hospital,

> > if you ask to call them they CAN NOT refuse you. It is illegal.

> They

> > can help you defend your rights. You HAVE the right to refuse

> > medication. Period. I was in the hopsital as a teenager as well.

> > Feeling like you have no help in there would be horrible. I was

> > pretty lucky, most of the people working with me were awesome.

But

> > not all, so I can understand. Please remember about Legal Aid.

Oh,

> > and its free.

> >

> >>

> > I would be careful. Let your body and mind heal - despite what

> they

> > say. Then make an assessment as to what problems you may have.

> >

> > Good Luck,

> >

> > nyia

> >