Problems with side effects are not taken
seriously
 One
day in the library, Marianne caught sight of a brochure about support
for relatives, which made her contact the social services. A social
worker then visited Jan together with Marianne. As a result Marianne
received compensation for working 5-10 hours per week at Jan’s
home.
- I think it was good as a matter of principle.
But I actually helped him day and night all year around, 24 hours
a day. I never dared to go away on a trip, says Marianne.
Marianne thinks the medical side effects
are a big problem which the doctors do not take enough seriously.
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"That’s just nonsense, you cannot have any negative effects
with such a small dose", is something realtives are sometimes
told. But my son's eyes locked even with small doses. The doctors
have to listen more to what the patients say. Different individuals
of course react differently, which is why blood analyses should
be performed to measure the metabolites in the blood, thinks Marianne.
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