In re M.T

In In re M.T., 371 Ill. App. 3d 318 (2007), the psychiatrist sought to administer, among other things, Proloxin. She explained that, although the respondent had suffered tensing of the tongue muscle from Proloxin once in the past, this side effect was effectively relieved by administering Cogentin and Benadryl. M.T., 371 Ill. App. 3d at 321. The psychiatrist testified that, due to the respondent's recent reaction to Proloxin, she would start her on a low dose, closely monitor whether she experienced any side effects, and, if so, administer the "'appropriate medications'" to counter them. M.T., 371 Ill. App. 3d at 322. The respondent sought reversal based on the State's failure to petition for side-effect-relieving medications and to offer evidence of the side effects of these medications. M.T., 371 Ill. App. 3d at 324. The reviewing court found that reversal was not required simply because a medication used to quell the side effects of a psychotropic medication was not included in the court's order. M.T., 371 Ill. App. 3d at 324. The court further noted that the respondent failed to object to the omission of the side-effect-relieving drugs when the court entered its order and that the record showed that the psychiatrist was intimately familiar with the respondent's treating protocol. M.T., 371 Ill. App. 3d at 325.