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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He was doing great so assumed he didn't need his meds and went off them. Now he's a mess because .... he needs his meds. Tale as old as time. He'll probably die. That's how these things go. [/quote]

Take as old as time … I used to clerk for a judge decades ago - when we went to psychiatric hospitals for hearings on involuntary holds of patients, the doctors unanimously told us that there would be no need to keep them if they had someone at home who could ensure they took their meds, someone they’d listen to. Unfortunately, the patients did exactly what you wrote - felt well, and went off meds. Had no self awareness that they were deteriorating and became a danger to self or others and had to be hospitalized again. This must have been 25 years ago. Seems like nothing changed. Also this was in Europe, so the problem spans continents too.[/quote]

Yep.  Had a friend (BiPolar) who told me that God cured her, so she stopped her meds.  Guess what?  He didn't cure her.[/quote]

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