Actually if you are in a very serious accident all of your meds are extremely important. My accident was so bad I was unable to communicate. Someone taking care of me, a relative, while I spent too much time in the er, had respiratory failure, on life support, no meds, went into withdrawal and delusional. Relative taking care of me recognized the withdrawal symptoms, they stayed in the hospital with me, forged power of attorney to get my med records, and still had to fight and fight to get me back on my meds and out of the withdrawal. This was all told to me later as I have no memory of the 2 weeks I spent in the icu. When I got to the rehab hospital my meds were straight again. I guess I spent quite a bit of time when I was in the icu when I was conscious being very delusional. So yes psych meds too can be very important if you get in an accident and land in the er.
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