Well. I will only say, having spent many, many years in my state's rather notorious state hospital system, which, quite sadly, is in most ways, typical of every other state (with a few obvious exceptions), the idea that patients just have virtually no say in whether they take meds or not is just not what happens. Not here, anyway. Even if you are on a hold or a full civil commit or a forensic patient serving a sentence or an aid and assist patient, most states now have a Med Court, whose sole purpose is to adjudicate these cases. And they do. Psychiatrists can't just force us to take a bunch of meds we don't want to take without us having any recourse in this country. That would be completely ridiculous and barbaric.

So, I know that a number of people here on this thread disagree with me, but, I do not think it is accurate to paint the picture in the current United States, that psychiatrists are just throwing people on meds all over the place without their consent or some kind of appeals process. That just isn't happening virtually anywhere in the US, in my opinion. If someone knows of a state in the current USA where this is occurring, please tell me, if you can, as I would love to read about it and learn more. Thanks!!!