Doctor put me on anti-depressants while i was on the controseptive *depo* injection.. I'm 20 now and im convinced my gp shouldnt of mixed those two things together.. When i was on both i turnd suicidle after a year and a half i came off both due to my depression got worse.. Do you think my gp done a mistake which now has affected me mentaly? If so can i put a complaint in?
2007-05-20 11:20:42 · 16 answers · asked by ? 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Ok ok.. 1st i was too young to be put on any kind of anti-depressant, 2nd why didnt he ask ifi was on anything already, 3rd he aint my gp no more cos that surgury laughed at me when i said i heard voices in my head, 4th from being on three diff anti-depressants plus depo injection im now worse off then i was before i started it all.
2007-05-20 11:37:03 · update #1
Paxil and Depo-Provera is the two that i was on at the same time.
2007-05-20 11:56:26 · update #2
seek legal advice.. find out what the side effects of both are and if its safe to mix them..keep your proscriptions for proof..
2007-05-20 11:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by VIRGO-06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those have been controversial lately, but I wouldn't make a complaint for a few reasons. One, antidepressents can make someone more suicidal, especially in the teen years. Infact, almost everyone I've known has had some bad reaction to one at some time -- you have to find the right one for you. Two, there have been little findings from my knowledge on the two together. If you weren't feeling right, it's your (and parents) responsibility to go into the hospital and be demanded to have your meds changed. So, that would be something they'd say. Third, putting in a complaint will make doctors not want to touch you in the future -- they'll be very wary because of being afraid of getting sued because of a complaint.
Maybe it was their fault -- but from what I have seen and experienced, its more than likely was the antidepressant and your young age. Prozac (if it was that) does that a lot... and I'm sure their court date is still going on lol
Good Luck!
2007-05-20 11:31:01 · answer #2 · answered by Spider in the Salt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put into the search box at google.com or yahoo.com the name of the antidepressant and the medical name of depo. If there are findings that the two lead to a worsening of depression, those findings will come up. If this a well known problem, there will even be the names of law firms fighting this combination.
For there to be a successful suit you need to prove that when you were given this combination at 16, it was known IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE that this combination could lead to an increase in depression and suicidal thoughts. You or your lawyer will need to get a hold of the material on side effects of the two when you were 16.
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2007-05-20 11:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by Kris 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i had the depo injection when i was 18-worst mistake of my life. i suffer pmt anyway but it made me aggresive violent suicidal-it was awful and although i only had it once i reckon it took about 3 years for it to wear out of my system, maybe even longer. i think he probably put you on anti-depressants to combat the effects of the depo jab. in which case he knew the jab may cause these feelings and should never have recommended it-especially not for a 16 year old girl. if you were not in a serious relationship then he should have been advocating the use of condoms and the pill.
2007-05-20 23:56:24 · answer #4 · answered by louie3 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi -
I was put on anti-depressants late last year and the doctor didnt ask what pills i was on. Your doc should have had a look on your records before giving you the tablets.
Go to your doc and talk it through - thats all i can reccomend.
Hope i helped
2007-05-20 11:32:21 · answer #5 · answered by princess12341005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what's the point in trying to make a complaint about someone when no harm was done?after all you're here to relate what's happened!?
have you ever tried reasoning that you could have been mixed up in your growing up years?
surely contraceptive was prescribed for a reason, as was the anti depressants! isnt it better to try and work so you better your health and how you are feeling,than making war with a person that tried to be of help...??
2007-05-20 11:33:32 · answer #6 · answered by mavircal 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You will need to talk to another gp to figure that one out. And yes if the gp agrees with you, you can file a complaint.
2007-05-20 11:24:28 · answer #7 · answered by Mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need legal advice & another doctor to agree that the medication reacted together.Good Luck
2007-05-28 01:08:20 · answer #8 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would seek legal advice no gp or any one else should laugh at you when u had an illness its disgusting the way they ,treated you and its not right get a solicitor
2007-05-21 11:12:59 · answer #9 · answered by may 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
C'mon- you're ok... leave it be.... no one knows what effect what is going to have on who... especially with teens. We all go through this--- if we're messing with our hormones when our hormones are messed naturally.
You didn't want to get pregnant- that's what happened.
2007-05-20 11:25:55 · answer #10 · answered by canuck_chick_2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋