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Originally Posted by Cracking Slowly
Sometimes I hear what you are saying. I understand exactly what your point of view is and was. I totally get it. But how can you tell Newtus that she needs to fight the battle differently (write letters, lobby against the system, etc) if she can't even function enough to get out of bed? If they keep her over medicated by her injections how the heck is she suppose to change the "quality of her life"? She can't. She has explained in detail exactly what the injection does for her. So knowing this information why should she have to put up with it for "years" until they decide to listen to her and bring the medication down? I know docs and nurses have rules to follow. I fully understand that. I know they have a job to do. Granted. I promote recovery also. I believe a person has to do everything they can to work on their personal recovery. My point is this... from everything I have read from Newtus about this injection situation....I don't believe she is purposely trying to be non complaint. I think she is forced to become non complaint because they continue to force an over the top amount of an injectable medication into her body and it is ruining her "quality of life". I think if they had Newtus on a medication that was actually helping her, that she would take it willingly! Obviously she desires to be well and have a productive life. That doctor has rules to follow yes but he is the one that decides what medication to give. If a patient is saying this isn't working then just maybe they should listen. Don't you think?
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So yeah---I absolutely agree she has a choice in meds---if they don't offer her another option they are even bigger jerks than I think---there are several injectable atypicals(risperidone and abilify) that I'm sure would be acceptable even to her untrusting doctors but what I understand her to be saying is not I want another med but I want no med. I'm actually not saying she should write letters---I honestly feel that is an unwinnable battle given how many mass shootings have been attributed to MI individuals lately---what my actual argument is that recovery or an attempt at it is the only way out. What she is experiencing right now is chemical restraint which I think should be freakin' illegal. This happened because she pissed off her treatment team who are poor excuses for human beings to begin with. It will happen every time she fights with them so long as she continues to see them. They will see it as an improvement and continue the treatment indefinitely. Given the few choices in a rural local she is probably stuck with this team and will deal with them for years. Pissing off a**holes who actually have the power to chemically restrain you at will is a really poor choice. Its just like being in the psych hospital---you can lie to get out or actually get better. You have to comply and play their game or you will never get away from it. Play along until you either get better or find a way out.