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12 hours ago
Hello, I am under a community mental health team which is toxic. I am over medicated with excessive and inappropriate medication under the so called Mental Health Act (constant Community Treatment Orders). I feel like the young male shrink is trying to change me into something I don't want to be. He says I am thought disorded but I think I just speak with more details and clauses and he doesn't listen well. I don't want my thoughts ( and speech) slowed with meds. I have gone from a healthy BMI and my best waist to hip and chest to bust ratio, at size 10 to a a morbidly obese size 26. I sleep more than my cat and have not much of a life. I have adjusted to lack of time for myself and most of the time my mood is fine. I have only ever been accused of being a danger to myself and am a conservative, law abiding citizen so don't see why I should have to have antipsychotics and continuous CTOs forced on me. Although he says I am doing ok, he won't reduce the dose to give me a fighting chance at life and relationships. I have tried the manager's manager, got booted back down the line and a dose increase from sour grapes. I tried the Patient Liaison Officer but they just go back to the team instead of the psychiatrist's chain of command. I've tried writing to the minister but got a facetious reply about how much money is being spent on mental health that did not address the issues. Being has not proved helpful and appears to have lost power. I escalated to PM as I believe the system blatantly wastes money. I was told to get a second opinion by a GP but the system only allows for this via private psychiatry. I have tried using the peer support workers but they are down trodden. Is there anything else I can do?
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