September 2005
Dear
Dr. X,
I
understand from talking to Chris today that he is about to get a refill of both
his Clozaril and his Abilify. We are concerned that at this point, with the
therapeutic vitamins and minerals he is taking, that he is over-medicated (difficulty
getting dressed, slower speech, etc.) and this will impact him when his course begins
next week. With Chris’s agreement and with your blessing, we would like to try
to help Chris achieve optimum recovery through nutritional interventions while
reducing his dependency on prescription medication to the minimum amount needed
to insure good mental health. Of course, the psychotherapy that he receives through
your day program is so important to Steve's recovery process. [forbes1]
Best
regards,
Rossa
Forbes
Dear Mrs. Forbes,
Thank you for that
information. I’d like to respond to you in
a few words: Chris is not doing so well, my hypothesis
is that beginning
a course at the university
is a stress factor [forbes2] and
he is now experiencing more anxiety. Our clinical observations
suggest that we would increase
the Clozaril [forbes3] and not decrease it. There
seems to be a paradigm incompatibility with the introduction of the vitamins alongside
the prescription medication, which could also be a problem for Chris: Who to
trust.
Under these circumstances, I am available
to see you this afternoon at 4 o’clock in my office.
Best regards,
Dr. X
Medication to "treat" the illness to date: Risperidone, Effexor, Abilify, Clozaril
[forbes1]My
way of trying to keep on the doctor’s
good side, after contradicting him on
the medications
[forbes2]Made
me feel that, in the doctor’s
opinion, Chris would never be able to tackle a course at university level.
Quite crushing at this stage.
[forbes3]The
usual hospital practice, instead of trying to help relieve anxiety in a
non-clinical way.
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