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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
I can reference the others.
On post 17.
For sure rule out medical issues first.
On the others it would depend on the severity of the symptoms and a persons history. If a person got fired and his wife left him and he had no history and he goes in then I would say don't use meds at all or only as a very last resort. Do all the other non med things.
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I think that's good advice too.
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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
With serious bi polar I and schizophrenia I would lean more toward meds up front along with every thing else. Providing the person is willing to take meds. For sure with all other non med means.
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I was only thinking of depression with that list. I don't have a clue about what anyone should do for schizophrenia.
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Originally Posted by zinco14532323
One big area of controversy is whether someone in a full blown manic episode who is causing chaos should be forced on meds. One girl just posted on her brother who is diagnosed bi polar I but will not take meds and he is taking a baseball bat to every thing in the house and she fears her safety. Normally he is nothing like that but he is having an episode. He is not taking meds so you can't blame that. What do you do?
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When, if ever, should someone be forced to take meds? That's a tough moral and practical situation that I have never had to face. I know a friend of a friend who had to get a restraining order against their own drug addicted child in a situation like that. I don't know the right answer.
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