MImaggie
10-28-2006, 11:41 AM
i'm looking for answers for my 22 year old daughter. it's a long story, but i will try to keep it relatively brief.
up until about 2 months ago, she was perfectly healthy and fully functional, working, going to school, raising her son and planning her wedding.
she developed some abdominal pain, mentioned it to her GYN and was referred to another doc. then the fun began. he diagnosed her with ulcers and prescribed 3 medications.
after about 10 days, she began having more abdominal pain, and dry heaves, so she called his office and was told by the receptionist (not medically trained) to come in IMMEDIATELY.
Dr. berated her for not giving the meds a chance to work, and she informed him that HIS office staff told her to rush over. he then asked her what meds she was taking (info was NOT in her chart). he then told her she was "just having a panic attack" and prescribed Xanax and Zoloft. this was on top of Reglan, Prilosec and Carafate (?-some relatively benign GI med). this was a Thursday.
Friday, she had a crying jag, slept most of the day, and episodes of simply staring into space. Saturday, her fiance called me in a panic-she was crying hysterically, could not speak, her body was jerking uncontrollably.
off to the ER.
Three ER visits, one inpatient stay, and two neurologist visits later, she is now being referred to a movement disorders clinic with a pretty significant essential tremor that probably is permanent.
she can't work, she is afraid to drive. the slightest amount of stress sets her head, and right arm (to a lesser degree) shaking.
most physicians have dropped thier jaws when they see what meds she was prescribed originally. from all accounts, it was the Reglan that triggered the entire thing, and another GI doc has said he would never have prescribed it in the first place. one neuro said that she was prescribed a "serious" dosage, and he would have tapered up to that high a dose.
we know that Reglan probably did not cause the tremorring she is experiencing now; but was probably the cause for the dystonic eposides she had at first. the good neuro says that he thinks the Reglan triggered the dystonia, which in turn triggered the tremors. he was able to get her an appointment with the Movement Disorders Clinic at Rush Univeristy two months sooner than the usual wait.
i have looked at all the medication information websites, and then some.
i guess i am trying to find out if anyone else has had a similar experience with a drug reaction.
thanks...
up until about 2 months ago, she was perfectly healthy and fully functional, working, going to school, raising her son and planning her wedding.
she developed some abdominal pain, mentioned it to her GYN and was referred to another doc. then the fun began. he diagnosed her with ulcers and prescribed 3 medications.
after about 10 days, she began having more abdominal pain, and dry heaves, so she called his office and was told by the receptionist (not medically trained) to come in IMMEDIATELY.
Dr. berated her for not giving the meds a chance to work, and she informed him that HIS office staff told her to rush over. he then asked her what meds she was taking (info was NOT in her chart). he then told her she was "just having a panic attack" and prescribed Xanax and Zoloft. this was on top of Reglan, Prilosec and Carafate (?-some relatively benign GI med). this was a Thursday.
Friday, she had a crying jag, slept most of the day, and episodes of simply staring into space. Saturday, her fiance called me in a panic-she was crying hysterically, could not speak, her body was jerking uncontrollably.
off to the ER.
Three ER visits, one inpatient stay, and two neurologist visits later, she is now being referred to a movement disorders clinic with a pretty significant essential tremor that probably is permanent.
she can't work, she is afraid to drive. the slightest amount of stress sets her head, and right arm (to a lesser degree) shaking.
most physicians have dropped thier jaws when they see what meds she was prescribed originally. from all accounts, it was the Reglan that triggered the entire thing, and another GI doc has said he would never have prescribed it in the first place. one neuro said that she was prescribed a "serious" dosage, and he would have tapered up to that high a dose.
we know that Reglan probably did not cause the tremorring she is experiencing now; but was probably the cause for the dystonic eposides she had at first. the good neuro says that he thinks the Reglan triggered the dystonia, which in turn triggered the tremors. he was able to get her an appointment with the Movement Disorders Clinic at Rush Univeristy two months sooner than the usual wait.
i have looked at all the medication information websites, and then some.
i guess i am trying to find out if anyone else has had a similar experience with a drug reaction.
thanks...