I was put on Risperidone when I was about 16. I wasn't warned of the side effect!


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I was put on Risperidone when I was about 16. I wasn't warned of the side effects. What are my legal options?

I live in Australia. I was given Risperidone by a psychiatrist to treat mild schizophrenia when I was 16. I continued taking it until I was 21. I am 22 now. I suffered bad side effects from the drug. I was never warned about the side effects of the drug by any of the various psychiatrists that i saw over the years. I beleive the side effects caused me to be angry and violent which ended up with me being put in prison for 9 months. I was wondering if there was any legal action I could take against the pharmeceutical company or Mental Health for not properly warning me of these side effects, especially considering my young age. I can give greater detail to you when you answer this question. Thankyou


Answers:

Chances are your psychiatrist documented that either you or your parents were informed of the side effects. I hate when people answer this but, google "risperidone lawsuit" and lots of law firms come up, for the USA. If you add Australia to the search and no law firms come up on the front page. You can see some lawyers about legal options, but you may want to consider advocacy instead. Get involved in changing the laws so that pharmaceutical companies will have to be more responsible. It may help you with some closure.




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