The reason I am going against jillio is because I know I am right. Back during my one of sessions with my psychiatrist- a very good doctor: A diplomat of psychiatry in the city I might add. We, believe or not, had a mild dispute. I was always very respectful and never too pushy. He had prescribed me a medication called Abilify. During a later session I complained about seizures in my right arm and leg.
He was confused because that was not listed as one of the side effects of the drug. He gathered his medical books, big, thick volumes, and looked over the information right there in front of me. He concluded that I was mistaken and sent me to a neurologist. The neurologist ran TWO CAT scans and came to the same professional opinion.
I of course left convinced that it was not my medication. Sadly the seizures continued. Then one night I saw an Abilify commercial, which caught my attention. Toward the end of the ad the narrator said that the drug might cause uncontrollable seizure that could become permanent.
In our next session I brought out the commercial and my psychiatric, a man of many years of experience with diplomas from the finest schools, disagreed with me. I respectively requested that the dosage be reduced. He told me gently that I was incorrect. Well we went back in forth for a short while until the doctor gave in and lowered my Abilify by five mg.
Guess what happed?
The seizure cease and I have not had one seizure since. Doctors/therapist are human (imperfect like the rest of us- not their fault understand) so he made an error in his assessment and gave me a firm handshake on the next visit.
Right now I feel as strong as I felt then and I have to insist that I am correct in this one particular stance. Again, and of vital importance, you would have to know me personally to agree with me. None of you, I sure you would agree, know me that well. So in this cast request to please give me the benefit of the doubt.
