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[quote=Anonymous]My 83 yo old mother suffered from undiagnosed Generalized Anxiety Disorder her whole life as well as bouts of depression. At times she was on anti depressants but always stopped taking them because of anxiety about side effects. She had been off medication and anxious and depressed lately and stopped eating and drinking much which led to a UTI. We have stabilized her but she refuses to go back on antidepressants or anti anxiety medication. What are our options here? I understand no one can force her to take medication but without it she will stop eating and drinking again and likely develop another UTI. Is the only option to let her die of a UTI / get hospice involved? Shes otherwise fully 100% physically healthy. I doubt she would agree to treatments other than daily medication like TMS or a Ketamine infusion. I’m out of ideas but hoping others might be able to help.[/quote]
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