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rasselas
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Does anyone believe they have been physically damaged by their medication?
Have you tried to discuss this physical damage with mental health services?
I ask this because back in the day I was given Mellaril (thioridazine - which I believe was withdrawn due to sudden death - although it's still sold to developing nations...). I wasn't told what is was for, or what it did - just that it would calm down my thoughts.
It led to me developing a kind of contact dermatitis on my hands. I have seen a few other people that took this drug that also have the same problem on their hands. I have to be very careful now to keep the problem under control. For instance, I have to avoid certain things - such as carrier bags!
When I say to the mental health people that the Mellaril caused this, they are very dismissive.
I have since read that Mellaril was indeed known to cause this kind of damage.
All antipsychotics can damage the immune system in some way or other.
Does anyone else feel they have been physically damaged?
Have you tried to discuss this physical damage with mental health services?
I ask this because back in the day I was given Mellaril (thioridazine - which I believe was withdrawn due to sudden death - although it's still sold to developing nations...). I wasn't told what is was for, or what it did - just that it would calm down my thoughts.
It led to me developing a kind of contact dermatitis on my hands. I have seen a few other people that took this drug that also have the same problem on their hands. I have to be very careful now to keep the problem under control. For instance, I have to avoid certain things - such as carrier bags!
When I say to the mental health people that the Mellaril caused this, they are very dismissive.
I have since read that Mellaril was indeed known to cause this kind of damage.
All antipsychotics can damage the immune system in some way or other.
Does anyone else feel they have been physically damaged?