Malpractice Against Children Guidance
TW: Child Abuse, Mental Illness, Medical Malpractice
In Ontario as a child I experienced a lot of medical malpractice at the hands of a psychiatrist and my parents who were medically abusing me. It’s hard to prove but I have damning documents and a crazy true story. I have medical records writing that I was diagnosed at 8/9 years old with Bipolar quote “largely based on parental reports” while never having symptoms of Mania also reported. I was put on every drug you can think of almost starting as young as 6 to 17. I was on antipsychotics at 10, lamotrigine gave me a skin condition which I was in the hospital at 14, Sertraline, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Ridellan, Abilify, flo-something. Every medication I was put on it’s reported that it showed no sign of working or helping but all of my dosages would just increase and the intensity of the medication‘s increased. My biggest issue was being put on lithium at 15 which they don’t prescribe to children anymore. I was on 900 mg, probably more I just dont have that in writing yet. I always advocated against my medication because I knew that it was not helpful for me. I was tricked into being put on lithium and my doctor. The one I hope to sue told me that it was the last chance to get better. I did have depression because of my home life. I eventually went into care once my parents just signed me over. Lithium destroyed my thyroid and some nerves in my hands that make it so I shake. All while I was still a minor. Im 20 years old now, in university, successful, and happy. I have tried reaching out to lawyers all have not been interested in my case. Im not sure what I can do now. I want justice. I want something. Anything. I lost my childhood. I got diagnosed as soon as I could at 18 and got bipolar taken off and complex PTSD put on. I want to sue the doctor that allowed this. It’s malpractice, its neglect. I was getting abused at home and then sedated over and over against my will while born with no mental illness for 10 years. 8 to aging out at 18.
Do I have a case? What should I do? Any guidance, words of encouragement, anything is helpful. Theres probably more important information I could provide to add to the strength of my case I just have forgotten to mention. Thank you to whoever is reading this. Everything I have said has writing to go with it.