Posted by Quintal on May 9, 2008, at 18:08:46
In reply to Re: More frustration with pdoc » Quintal, posted by cactus on May 9, 2008, at 17:27:54
>How the hell can anyone tell you zyprexa isn't sedating, oohhh that makes me so mad.
I know! It goes to show how little he knows about the drugs he's prescribing.
>I'd love all pdoc's to be made to take 1 dose of either zyprexa, seroquel or zeldox/geodon and go to work the next day.
That is my fantasy too. I also wish they could be dragged out of their beds at night and carted off to a psychiatric ward to receive their first dose of medication (as part of their training). It would give them an idea of how terrifying it is for their psychotic patients to be hospitalized.
>If they managed to get out of bed, let alone drive, I doubt they'd make it to morning tea.
Dr. W assures me it's safe to drive on Zyprexa (he even checked in the BNF, and lo and behold it had no restrictions on driving), but benzos are too dangerous to be considered. From personal experience, the following night after taking 2.5mg Zyprexa I was trying to pack some groceries at the store and I was embarrassed to find my hands were moving so slowly that it made me look retarded. I think even the checkout girl noticed something was off. If I couldn't even pack carrier bags, how is possible that my reaction times would be fast enough for me to drive safely?
>The first dose of any AP knocks most people out cold for hours
They gave me a 10mg orodispersible wafer in hospital and I was in cloud cuckoo land for three days. One of the dinner ladies complained because I slept through Christmas lunch "You mean to say you've been in bed ALL DAY?!!!". What the bloody hell do you expect woman?! They slipped me a Mickey Finn for Christ's sake.
>I really feel for you because he's probably at home with a bottle of heavy duty pain killers and valium for back spasms.
Yeah, most likely. Wouldn't do to let 'one of the boys' suffers now would it? I'll bet there some sort of camaraderie among consultants.
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