Dr Hugh Cameron Ferguson statement dated 18/09/85

[lookout]

Lookout, it's hard to believe that this happened, a GP should never be allowed to reduce such important medication without first clearing it with the consultant in my opinion.  I suppose the problem was, Sheila was within her rights to refuse Haloperidol altogether if they didn't come to some sort of compromise with her.  I suppose some was better than none but maybe her family should have been informed of the situation.  This was way before the data protection act.

Maggie,,the only reason that Sheila wanted it reduced was because it was obviously working as it was, at 200mg monthly,,,and Sheila didn't want to feel " relaxed " ( as the effect of the drug would have had )
There was a method in her madness in that she didn't want the drug to take overall control of her,,,otherwise what happened that night,simply wouldn't have done. If you get my meaning.
Sheila didn't want to go to sleep,even though she complained of lack of sleep. Sheila had every intention  of carrying out some form of extreme behaviour ( in her own mind ) and didn't want anything to mar her thoughts,such as,in her own way,losing complete control through taking her normal dose of Haloperidol.

That GP has a lot to answer for,for reducing a vital medication just because Sheila didn't want the normal dose. I would have questioned that immediately. I have a feeling that Sheila knew what she was doing at that time.

[maggie]

Maggie,,the only reason that Sheila wanted it reduced was because it was obviously working as it was, at 200mg monthly,,,and Sheila didn't want to feel " relaxed " ( as the effect of the drug would have had )
There was a method in her madness in that she didn't want the drug to take overall control of her,,,otherwise what happened that night,simply wouldn't have done. If you get my meaning.
Sheila didn't want to go to sleep,even though she complained of lack of sleep. Sheila had every intention  of carrying out some form of extreme behaviour ( in her own mind ) and didn't want anything to mar her thoughts,such as,in her own way,losing complete control through taking her normal dose of Haloperidol.

That GP has a lot to answer for,for reducing a vital medication just because Sheila didn't want the normal dose. I would have questioned that immediately. I have a feeling that Sheila knew what she was doing at that time.

Do you think she knew what she was doing?  I'm not sure.  I understand she may have felt very out of control and dopey.  I can understand that it may have been that she just wanted to feel normal as she used to do and maybe thought if shte stopped or cu back on the Haloperidol that she may do just that.  However, that was never going to work.  We don't know the answer to that anyway lookout, it is all guess work imo

[lookout]

Do you think she knew what she was doing?  I'm not sure.  I understand she may have felt very out of control and dopey.  I can understand that it may have been that she just wanted to feel normal as she used to do and maybe thought if shte stopped or cu back on the Haloperidol that she may do just that.  However, that was never going to work.  We don't know the answer to that anyway lookout, it is all guess work imo

Maggie,what I meant to say was that Sheila knew what she wanted when she asked for her medication to be reduced,,but sadly,she didn't realise the outcome it would have had. There'd have been a withdrawal effect which wouldn't have been good. 

[maggie]

Maggie,what I meant to say was that Sheila knew what she wanted when she asked for her medication to be reduced,,but sadly,she didn't realise the outcome it would have had. There'd have been a withdrawal effect which wouldn't have been good.

Oh OK lookout got you, so we are saying the same thing in different ways.