Power of meds

I my sons mother-in-law was sectioned under the mental health act, she lived alone in her apartment that was a scene of nightmares , a rubbish tip looked cleaner .She locked the doors and closed the curtains a would not let anyone in. Never took her meds and became completely mad. she was dragged kicking and screaming on section lock down, refused to wash and change he cloths. 1 WEEK on she moved to a ward with other patients , she is dressed to perfection and clean has a whistle. At dinner time she is aloud to go down in the main hospital with her daughter to costa coffee for a chat she has apologised for anything she has done to upset the girls. Now all this has happened since she has been watched over while she takes her meds. So all this change is down to a med routine nothing more nothing less. She is chronicly ill and need meds to live, I don't know what her meds are but they sure work . They are looking now to get her in sheltered housing so she is seen to take her meds every day and live a near normal life

Thanks for sharing. Medications can definitely improve the quality of one's life.

She is not out the woods yet , with her constant missing of vital meds .She believes she don't need them and cannot see the decline when not taking them. A least she is in hospital and being watched at med time. ITS now what happens when she is back home. That's why they need her in warden control housing so she cannot lock the door on life , and the warden can monitor her meds and welfare. Its not a straight forward depressive illness , but thank you for your post.

I don't know how mental health works in England but do they case managers. Here patients can have case managers that will take her to appointments, do well care checks, etc,

crisis team , a bunch of out of touch nobodies that come round your house like bible pushers , just lock the door your better off. YOUR GP does your checks . SHE has now developed a tick in her eye a sure sign she is still unwell and maybe in hospital months yet ,another thing you have to look out for they develop relationships in hospital a guy bought her a Chinese meal the other day, sounds nice, but her last hospital visit she moved in with a guy when the left together and he was a nutball and they had to get a restraining order on him.