My relative suffers from mental illness and occasionally hallucinates having worms coming out of their skin. They send me photos of ‘how horrible’ it is. There is nothing there.
My relative goes to the local emergency department and most times is given sedatives to calm down. This time the doctor has examined them and obviously, in my opinion, not wanting to deal with the 'crazy' person, has prescribed anti-parasitic drugs.
I believe that not only is the doctor failing in their duty of care, they are also prescribing potentially harmful, unnecessary drugs, to a patient who is clearly not displaying any physical symptoms.
I am seriously upset and as I live in another state I cannot be there when these incidents happen.
"Relative prescribed medication to treat imaginary illness"
About: Queanbeyan District Hospital Queanbeyan District Hospital Queanbeyan 2620
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