Recent content by @10i

I don’t know what “a lot” is, but from the MEDCOM policy, it seemed like “if antidepressants weren’t working, just add an antipsychotic” was a standard practice that they later warned against.

It was mentioned as a standard practice in the MEDCOM policy that doctors were adopting from civilian doctors. It was also mentioned in the Seroquel lawsuit that the maker recommended off-label use to civilian doctors. Finally, it was mentioned to me as “something we used to do” by a BH provider...

Excerpt from MEDCOM policy: Para 7.f.(5).(b). Paraphrase: Atypical antipsychotics (used off-label) often provide more harm than benefit, including weight gain, glucose dysregulation, and extrapyramidal side effects. While Quetiapine has not undergone the same rigorous testing as Risperidone...

Here’s one link about the civilian settlements: Seroquel Lawsuits And here’s the MEDCOM policy: 20120410 Policy - OTSG-MEDCOM on PTSD.pdf

I believe that everyone who gets off of active duty honorably gets TAMP, regardless of why (retiring or going back to TPU) because it’s meant to support all transitions—hence the “T” in TAMP. There is a code on your DD214 that explains whether you are eligible for TAMP. The people processing...

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I recently discovered a lawsuit by some civilians against the makers of Seroquel that went to settlement in the early 2000s. I know a lot of Soldiers were prescribed the antipsychotic Seroquel (or generic, Quetiapine) for off-label use, so I became curious if any of us might be experiencing...

A little Google and a lot of trying to understand legal speak resulted in discovering that Seroquel was sued by a whole bunch of people and the suit eventually went to settlement for between $10,000 and $25,000 per plaintiff for failing to disclose increased risk for diabetes for Seroquel users...

Hi Jason, your link no longer seems to be working but I’m very interested. Do you have more information on Seroquel side effects? I think it broke my brain and my body, which will be important for my PEB. I will also Google. Thanks!