Refusing a medication.

[1mindy]

Quick resume ' :OH got violent last week police called, taken to a and e. Daughter and I collected him she stayed with me until Monday. Had assessment on Friday evening from Dr,psychiatrist and social worker. I am keen to keep him at home so they said OK try it and monitor. Had our usual ups and downs this week but nothing major. So............now as of yesterday he is refusing all tablets , respirodone,sertraline,mematine, . Could put it in his food but that's how sustainable. Do I tell the mental health team I am worried that they will section him, most of the time we manage ( she says through her rose tinted spectacles ). They say he now has to have EMI nursing care and I have got him booked in for two weeks starting 26th April, will it affect this ? It is newly built secure specialist unit ? Advice please .

 

[min88cat]

Hi
I think it would probably be best for you to contact the team tomorrow and let them know what's happening. You can't risk violence to yourself or others if he Won't take his pills. I can understand you being worried about him being sectioned, but from reading other members posts, this has more often than not resulted in someone getting the med dosage corrected, behaviour monitored etc, and has been a positive experience rather than a negative one.

If he still needs EMI nursing afterwards, a place will still be found for him.

 

[pamann]

Hello min88cat, my hubby has been in a CH for 6 months now, he got very aggressive, he had two weeks respite, he was so bad that l was advised to keep him there. He refused his medication a few weeks ago, they now crush his tablets and put them in his food, luckily he eats everything, maybe you could try this.

 

[Scarbados]

Hi there,
My father refuses to take his medication and I know that it's not ideal but we now crush his tablets & put them in with his breakfast. I have told his doctor .
I know exactly how you feel.
Take care X

 

[technotronic]

I have given up giving my wife medication as it changes her so much, i'd sooner her be as she is and anything that happens like outbursts and anger, I just leave her to cool off for a while, and after a short time she is ok, all is forgotten and things return to 'normal'.
I know that it can be horrible when incidents end up with you having to be taken to A&E cos of it, that's when you need to let others know so that they can offer some help or change in medication maybe to help with how they are acting.
As a carer with no outside help, or any team involved, I am prepared to deal will anything that happens when it comes along, and do my very best for her.

 

[Aisling]

Quick resume ' :OH got violent last week police called, taken to a and e. Daughter and I collected him she stayed with me until Monday. Had assessment on Friday evening from Dr,psychiatrist and social worker. I am keen to keep him at home so they said OK try it and monitor. Had our usual ups and downs this week but nothing major. So............now as of yesterday he is refusing all tablets , respirodone,sertraline,mematine, . Could put it in his food but that's how sustainable. Do I tell the mental health team I am worried that they will section him, most of the time we manage ( she says through her rose tinted spectacles ). They say he now has to have EMI nursing care and I have got him booked in for two weeks starting 26th April, will it affect this ? It is newly built secure specialist unit ? Advice please .

Hi Mindy,

I have to put OH meds in food now as he wont take them. I mix them in his yoghurt or similar. Am glad you have respite care booked. You need this break too.

Aisling

 

[keegan2]

You are brave to not give any medication. Other half went through a period of refusing medication the only way forward was to hide in food even them he was suspicious. We are not totally past that stage however most days he will take direct with the one two three game with me and our son taking vitamin tablets at the same time. I have wondered what the outcome would be if I stopped all medication however I am not brave enough to go back in time when things got really out of control which may even have been caused by medicine. ....
Cakes, ice cream mixed with m and m sweets, and yoghurt best hiding places...

 

[technotronic]

My wife had not been on medication for too long but with way that it changes her and the constant reviews with doctor for more medicine, it made me more determined to do it without the medicine and constant doctors reviews.
With having to now do shopping online and have it delivered,with it hard now to get her out shopping, I didn't feel it fair putting her through having to go out n see doctor just for some more medicine.
We're not doing to badly so far without it, it's good to have the real person that I know and love, without her being doped up n changed by any meds.

 

[Del24]

I only give the bare minimum medication now mostly for BP and diabetes and of course injections 3 times a day.
I got fed up fighting to get her to take meds that I cut it to minimum.
The mem doc knows we are not taking anti depressants and aricept and she is more normal without them.