What to do if over a 2 year period, my doctor put me on several different anti-depressants at once?
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What to do if over a 2 year period, my doctor put me on several different anti-depressants at once?
I turned into a vicous monster with my friends and family and even commited a crime. I spent a night in a mental institution because my heart stopped from all of the medication I was on and the doctors thought I tried to commit suicide. I have weened myself off of all of the meds but the side affects of that are still around. Do I have any recourse against the doctor for putting me on so many different meds? Each time I brought up an issue, she increased my dosage. Is it too late to pursue anything?
Asked on November 27, 2012 under Malpractice Law, Arizona
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
No, the statute of limitations on medical malpractice in Arizona is 2 years and the clock starts when you became aware, or should have become aware, of the malpractice. You need to see a medical malpractice attorney who can send your records to an expert psychiatrist to determine whether prescribing these drugs constituted malpractice.
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