When l was given a very high dose of Oral steroid, 1,000mg per day for 3 day s...by my GP, for an M.S RELAPSE ...l was totally confused hyper Could not sleep, vision comeing & going....Bp low high temperature....seeing horrid visions like rats on wall...that part kicked in when taken to local hospital...GP GAVE ME PILLS & injections. Saying it was a MENTAL Health prob, They were told not to give me Steroids again 3yrs before...60mg per day for 2 weeks...as my GP HAD me sent to a Mental Health HOSP...symptoms simular but not so bad....diagnosis reaction to steroids sent home....This time we ll 2010, l have mental health prob on my medical records...lm now 58 & have no history of any depression or any history of M.H problems...l also think the steroid dose has been altered on my medical records...my pharmacists is willing to be a witness to fact l was given 1,000 mg once a day over the 3 day s...it s a steroid with the longest name lve ever see. The GP who prescribe denied giving me a steroid at the time...l live on a small island....my good name has been ruined, by stigma, of Mental HEALTH diagnosis...as soon as l was away from my local hospital....& not given any forced medications...l was fine....maybe a month before l could sleep properly.....lve read about alcoholics having DTs. That s what it felt like....my M.S symptoms were worse also...sorry this is rather long...thanks regards Norma
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Wed, 14 May 2014

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