Hi everyone,
I have a bit of a dilema. I have a friend who confides everything to me, so she's told me what dosages her pdoc has increased her meds to and some of the side effects she's having.
He's got her on 20 mg of clonazapam (Klonopin) daily, and 1000 mg of Seroquel daily, plus Cipralex and some other stuff. I think this is irresponsible prescribing. Anyway it's affecting her memory - she's started to forget conversations that we've had, and she's commented on how much clumsier she is.
I don't think she should be driving. I know that when I was on 5 mg of clonazapam it affected my ability to drive (I'm now tapering off it) and I wouldn't go near a car after taking my Seroquel & I'm only taking 25 mg up to twice a day.
Up here in Ontario, Dr's have an obligation to report patients who shouldn't be driving to the Ministry of Transportation, but it really varies from Dr. to Dr. how strictly they follow that guideline, and both her Dr's are pretty lax.
I'm tempted to call the police and report her myself except I know that would screw up our friendship, and I know she'd be devastated to lose her licence. But I really think she shouldn't be driving.
So what do you guys think? Would you report a friend?
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