good advice

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I had already given that physician (the one who prescribed the haldol)

a medical journal article, where I highlighted the sections about 54%

of LBD people dying within 17 weeks of receiving neuroleptics. We

also had a conversation in which he told me he was familiar with the

research on neuroleptics and LBD. He knew the terrible risk and he

decided to give it anyhow. Just think of what the justice system

would do if a citizen were to knowingly administer a substance to

someone else (e.g. a recreational drug) that had a 50% chance of

killing the other person.

Kathy

>

> It is difficult to try to educate physicians. I always responded to

education from patients if they gave me something more official in

writing. Have you given them any info from the LBD Association

regarding the use of neuroleptics? Would it be helpful to have a

neurologist speak to the Doc? Docs in nursing homes, etc., are very

difficult in terms of changing the prescibing habits.

>

> If all fails, could you bring in a private consultant for help. And

the one that always gets a Doc's attention is to mention that you may

have to file a formal complaint with an agency such as the County

Medical Society, Medical Board, etc.

>

> MD

>

> father given HALDOL 3 weeks after

catastrophic reaction to risperidone

>

> Went in to see my father tonight, and he was in terrible

condition.

> Dopy, didn't know me, spasms and big tremors, trying to talk but

unable

> to form the words.

>

> I asked to see the record of his medications and found out that

after

> my father hit a nurse yesterday, the doctor on call ordered

Haldol PRN,

> and they gave him a dose of it. 3 weeks ago he had a catastrophic

> response to Respiridone. I had a conversation with this very same

> doctor a few days ago about the dangers of neuroleptics for

people like

> my father, and he went ahead and did this!!!!! I thought that

this

> doctor was informed, he seemed to realize that neuroleptics are

> dangerous for LBD and that my father is especially sensitive, yet

he

> did this! Last time I checked, hitting a nurse is not punishable

by

> death by lethal injection.

>

> Spoke with another doctor who defended the choice, said it was a

small

> dose, and claimed that my father " tolerated it well. " Obviously

he did

> not check my father's condition today, or he would have known

that Dad

> did NOT tolerate it well. WHY do they gamble with my father's

life

> like this?

>

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