The problem is that they have the right to refuse medication--until they start acting crazy or hurt someone or themselves. Unless you can get a court order to force medication or hospitalization.
My brother refused his meds in prison. They allowed it. And then he went psychotic, put him in solitary confinement for three days and transferred him to a maximum security prison with a psysh ward. Even then I had to go there, wave medical power of attorney forms in the face of the psychiatrist and demand that they forcibly medicate my brother.
Then the stories should be about patients who decided to go off meds, not patients whose doctors decided to let them be unmedicated. That seems so unlikely, so risky.
Okay, this migraine is overwhelming me. I'm dizzy and nauseous and I'm going to my car. Fuck what I need to get accomplished this morning.
Good god, Cashmere, I'm so sorry. What a nightmare. Keeping all my fingers crossed that he can get treatment soon.
Get in your car right NOW, missy, and you can be here in, um, 7 hours?
Heeee. That would be fun. But I have my belt test tonight. As nervous as I am, I just want to get it over with. It is going to be 3-5 hours of "fun". Typically the evening tests are shorter but more intense. Right now I don't even care, just want to get started so it can be over sooner.
Cash, I'm gobsmacked. Utterly gobsmacked.
I am so sorry, Cash. I can feel your rage and heartbreak in your words and wish there was some way to help.
Thanks for the support, guys. It helps to rant here rather than cry by myself. I can't do anything from here so I have to pull on my big girl panties and go get some stuff done.
I just hope the next call I get is someone telling me Joe's back in the hospital and safe.
I am so sorry Cash and outraged too. I hope he gets back in the hospital without anything bad happening.
And separately, I just had my follow up Mammogram and the results were "see you in a year"
