I found out first hand how big pharma runs everything. My mom's doctors messed up her anti-anxiety meds and caused her to have sub clinical seizures on Dec 28. She had small seizures for two days. In the meantime they gave her a Covid test before I arrived at ER, and of course she tested positive. From then on, the seizures became due to "brain swelling from Covid". Neurology stopped seizures using the drug they had taken away from her and two powerful anti seizure meds. She slept for two days after. God showed us she was back to normal on Sunday and Monday, except for likely needing some PT and OT. Then she went down hill quickly. She became almost comatose. She thought she was feeding herself with her eyes closed but was chewing on her own fingers. Drs insisted she could make own medical decisions. Basically, they were shutting down her body systems with high doses of seizure meds.
CONT: They refused to lower seizure med levels as my mom turned yellow and ceased to eat or drink or speak or move. I fought with drs, nurses, anyone who would listen! Finally I had my sister play the lawyer card. Suddenly WE were in charge of my moms meds, IN THE HOSPITAL! I have never seen such a thing. I refused each dose of seizure med, allowing only the med they had originally taken away. Every 12 hours that passed Mom made amazing gains. Finally the nurses started to pass on to the next shift what not to give my mom, as they could see her improvement. We got her out to a safe nursing facility to finish recovering. I am so proud of how strong my 88 yr old Mom has been thru all of this. LESSON: YOU can refuse meds at a hospital! Drs will kill with meds if they aren't stopped. All patients need an advocate watching constantly! The medical system in America is NOT good.