Come on, baby, light my fire

Annie: "Dr. Grumpy's office, this is Annie."Mr. McGee: "Hi, my wife saw Dr. Grumpy about a month ago, and he started her on a new medication."Annie: "Okay, let me look at the chart... Looks like it was Lotsix."Mr. McGee: "Yeah, that's it. Anyway, she's been much more confused since starting this, and I'd like to stop it if we can."Annie: "What's she been doing?"Mr. McGee: "Well, she's obsessively setting things on fire, and..."Annie: "Uh, did you just say she's setting things on fire?"Mr. McGee: "Yes, all the time. Clothes, walls, furniture, at least 2 or 3 times a day I catch her trying to light something. I've gotten rid of all the lighters and matches around, but she always seems to find more. She's never done this before, and the fire department is getting tired of coming to our house. This morning they suggested I call you guys to discuss this."Annie: "I'd definitely stop it. Immediately. This has been going on for a month with her lighting things? Why didn't you call sooner?"Mr. McGee: "I figured she'd get used to it."

Source: Doctor Grumpy in the House - December 10, 2013 Category: Neurologists Authors: Grumpy, M.D. Source Type: blogs