given an injection wrongly

this might sound abit strange, about a year ago i was having was on a injection for a mental illness i have. the injection was dipixol given to me every month, the first few were given to me correctly( into the muscle in my buttock). then the next month i went back there was a different doctor in the surgery, so felt a anxious about having the injection, but ended up having the injection which i really regret now. well the doctor injected me in a different place ( at the top of my thigh were there isnt much muscle, so i think i had the full dose a once instead of it releasing slowly into my system). well the next few weeks i started to have really bad side effects, bad tremors through out my body, couldnt sleep , restless( couldnt sit still or lay down, i was up and down every minute this went on for weeks), couldnt hardly walk. my head was feeling like its was having spasms( going really tight). i felt like i was going to die. i ended going upto the er a couple of times and explained what was happening ( they didnt seem to be botherd and i ended going back home later on). sinse then i have'nt felt right , i think it has caused some kind of brain damage. i dont get any sexual feelings, i dont feel emotions like i used (like feelings u get when your happy or sad), i dont feel the emotions u get from watching films or programs, and when i had some beer it didnt have no effect on me, same with tablets they dont seem to have effect on me. this has been going on for nearly a year now. i think i am messed up for the rest of my life. i dont know what to do .

thanks for reading

Well it's true that dipixol is best injected through the bum but i don't think it's where the doctor injected you that caused all of this, dipixol has a lot of really bad side-effects.. maybe you could talk to your psychiatrist about it? i'm sure he/she would know what to do.

tazz
that is so sad.
Reading your post made me feel both angry and teary.
I dont know what has happened,but im sure there is a solution to helping you get better.
I dont know anything about the drug you were injected with but I will be looking it up soon.

mal pratice lawsuit?

Actually the top of the thigh is a perfectly safe place to inject, infact it is safer to inject there than it is in the bottom and I'll tell you why. The sciatic nerve runs through your left buttock and can cause a whole range of problems if struck. Universities and hospitals are reteaching methods. For an intramuscular injection (IM) it is also safe to inject the upper arm. The person giving the injection always draws the syringe back, if blood comes back you've hit a vein if all you feel is resistance you've hit muscle. If you had any problems at all you should have asked and they would have happily explained. You should be aware of what is happening to you and you have every right to ask.

At the end of the day that person would have ensured that they didn't hit a vein, afterall it is their career on the line, anyone giving an IM injection whether it is their first or their hundredth will always always draw back. If you experienced any side effects they should have listened to you and explained things, and have alerted you to the fact that it could have been something else that was causing the problem. You should have sought a second opinion and they should have investigated what was causing you to feel like that.

Anway that's my two cents on it.

I was given this injection not long ago and I have all the side effects you have listed too
I d ont know what to do , my life has been ruined .
also my periods have stopped.

If you are having severe adverse reactions to any drug you need to call the doc who prescribed and administered it ASAP.

Moss

kitchensink wrote:I was given this injection not long ago and I have all the side effects you have listed too
I d ont know what to do , my life has been ruined .
also my periods have stopped.

Your only option is to make an incision, and suck the venom out.

my periods came back
but I still dont feel myself

Jemmy wrote:Actually the top of the thigh is a perfectly safe place to inject, infact it is safer to inject there than it is in the bottom and I'll tell you why. The sciatic nerve runs through your left buttock and can cause a whole range of problems if struck. Universities and hospitals are reteaching methods. For an intramuscular injection (IM) it is also safe to inject the upper arm. The person giving the injection always draws the syringe back, if blood comes back you've hit a vein if all you feel is resistance you've hit muscle. If you had any problems at all you should have asked and they would have happily explained. You should be aware of what is happening to you and you have every right to ask.

At the end of the day that person would have ensured that they didn't hit a vein, afterall it is their career on the line, anyone giving an IM injection whether it is their first or their hundredth will always always draw back. If you experienced any side effects they should have listened to you and explained things, and have alerted you to the fact that it could have been something else that was causing the problem. You should have sought a second opinion and they should have investigated what was causing you to feel like that.

Anway that's my two cents on it.

Thanks, Captain Hindsight.