Anna Sargent 36,from London, had come across baclofen online
when she was trying to find a way to get over her addiction to alcohol. But
despite being treated at the exclusive Priory clinic she was unable to deal
with the drug's withdrawal symptoms and after she heard from her consultant
that the terrible side effects of withdrawing from baclofen would last for
weeks, it caused her to feel more anxiety. She became suicidal and leapt off river
Thames Bridge to her death.
Ms Sargent was last seen alive on September 18 last year
when she left Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith, West London, where she was
being treated for severe panic attacks.
Ms Sargent's parents, David and Margaret, have accused staff
at the Priory of mismanaging their daughter's attempts to stop using baclofen,
whose withdrawal symptoms include hallucinations, insomnia and confusion.
May her gentle soul RIP!
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