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Steel Maiden · 11-04-2011, 09:15 PM

That is quite a lot. I am worried about possible interactions. I haven't got my BNF with me, but combining three sedating medications at once is worrying.

The only two non-psychotic/non-bipolar indications I can find in my textbook for quetiapine are "severe behavioural disorders" and "treatment-resistant anxiety", which are both off-label anyway.

I am concerned that your doctor woudn't tell you what the quetiapine is for, and frankly that is misconduct becasue patients should always be told whey they're being given something.

I think you should insist on your doctor telling you why he put you on those meds, and if he won't tell you then write a letter of complaint.

I just get so angry when patients on the ward here take meds when they don't even know what they are called or what they do etc, so I will endeavour to help you as much as possible with this.

11-04-2011, 09:15 PM	#5
Steel Maiden There is no place like 127.0.0.1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	That is quite a lot. I am worried about possible interactions. I haven't got my BNF with me, but combining three sedating medications at once is worrying. The only two non-psychotic/non-bipolar indications I can find in my textbook for quetiapine are "severe behavioural disorders" and "treatment-resistant anxiety", which are both off-label anyway. I am concerned that your doctor woudn't tell you what the quetiapine is for, and frankly that is misconduct becasue patients should always be told whey they're being given something. I think you should insist on your doctor telling you why he put you on those meds, and if he won't tell you then write a letter of complaint. I just get so angry when patients on the ward here take meds when they don't even know what they are called or what they do etc, so I will endeavour to help you as much as possible with this.
	PM me if you want a PDF copy of the ICD-10 or the Mental Health Act 1983/2007. I ALSO HAVE THE DSM-V BOOK and am a pharmacology student. I have a visual impairment / neurological problems so I need people to type in clear text and no funny fonts. Also excuse any typos, my vision blocks things out. I have autism and have problems communicating, PMs included. Just becasue I type well doesn't mean I speak well. I am only part time verbal.