Posted by Racer on July 27, 2007, at 12:54:43
In reply to Re: was this doc causing my dads depression to wor, posted by Cecilia on July 26, 2007, at 22:29:27
> I personally think it's pretty insulting for an adult to have their meds "doled out" to them and and there are plenty of people who are depressed who don't have anyone to dole them out to them, are the doctors supposed to treat only those who do?
What I meant was that, if someone was that high a suicide risk, at that time, they shouldn't have access to enough drugs to do this. If that means having someone at home lock up their meds, that's probably better than the alternative -- which would be to hospitalize them.
Most of the time, even depressed, I can be safe having access to my meds, because I'm not an immediate danger to myself. When I get to the point of being suicidal, though, I can't. At that point, I need to be protected from myself -- which means either locking up my meds and giving them to me on schedule, or it means locking me up.
The story told here looks as though there might have been some warning signs, especially since he had a history of suicide attempts.
I'm sorry if you were offended by what I suggested, but I'll stand by it.
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