Judging Judi

I am a nurse educator and patient advocate. I had over thirty years experience in peri-operative nursing before my nursing career came to an abrupt halt. This book is about my personal experience of being misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, a serious mental illness,at the age of 50,instead of chronic fatigue syndrome/fibromyalgia/ multiple chemical intolerance. I was maltreated by being detained in psychiatric institutions, forced to take psychotropic drugs or be injected. For almost three years, I was abused and maltreated by physicians, which made my true condition worse to the point of complete disability. After being diagnosed correctly, I sued the physicians, lost that battle, but have finally won by writing this horror story to warn others about the hazards of unmonitored drug therapy that can cause permanent physical damage. I volunteer with National Me/Fm Action Network to try to promote change with the diagnosis and treatment of ME/FM/MCI.