Take your meds, ponderer.It's not like you're putting words in my mouth, is it Priapus?.....
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lexity
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What makes you think I'm ponderer?
RedViking
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Bump my comment
lexity
Honorary Master
It's unlawful to force-drug someone.
It's a violation of the principle of self-ownership.
The Voice
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You can lead a horse to water, etc.
Basically, she needs to admit there’s a problem in the first place and convince herself she needs to take the drugs.
lexity
Honorary Master
Or to come off them safely.
RedViking
Nord of the South
But how do you get someone that is going bonkers to think like that, before it gets worse.
We went through this before, ponderer. Stop being deliberately obtuse.
Unfortunately, he is correct here. Certain types of medication have very, very bad side effects if you stop taking them abruptly.
lexity
Honorary Master
Sounds like you are hearing voices in your head. Real or imagined.
Maybe you have too many clones running, ponderer. Go back to the "evidence of God's existence" thread and come and apologize afterwards.
It's not unlawful. But you do need to get the law involved, ironically.
At least he found the right thread for it
When it happened in my family, focus on who's getting hurt helped the person realise she needs to give it a go to stop damaging her loved ones.
But professionals are usually needed, her rights may need to take a back seat for the extreme periods.
lexity
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Following me around like an abandoned puppy... calling me 'ponderer'.
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Yikes. Just dropping some meds without tapering them off can induce some really negative side effects.
And if you throw in bipolar on top of that then it becomes a serious problem.
Exactly the same thing happened to a family member of mine last year. End November he began acting strangely, started spending money like crazy, insulted everybody and kicked his girlfriend out. Said he felt invincible.
Sorry to give you bad news but he deteriorated over the next couple of months until we literally ambushed him and had him involuntarily committed to a psych hospital. He was assessed, received treatment and meds and was sent home after 2 weeks. He's still on meds.
It's been a flippen tough few years for some of us
EDIT: In fact I threw my toys at Lifestyle Garden Centre last week. Made a spectacle of myself but I just did not care and I still don't.
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The Voice
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That too, but not what he was asking. Withdrawal is a gradual process (Prozac survivor here), so better to keep taking them until she’s fully ready to come off them.
The Voice
Honorary Master
Sadly, you can’t. It has to come from them, because you can’t legally force them anymore.