Psychiatry, psychology, mental, mind matters

@joeym and MM - Thanks for the kind words. Merely sharing this in the hope somebody may read it and ask for a review of medication for a family member/a health professional reading up on their notes.

Obviously, as they say "that's life" and there was no malicious intent. Yet...somehow that doesn't help you feel better. But that's also life... :)

They did try to have him live independently with help (we have that in The Netherlands where people live in a group with one helper in case they can't manage but do their own shopping etc...) but no success. I assume too much drug side-effects didn't help.

I have to admit it has left me with a certain wariness of mental health medication.

And you are right to be wary. My father has been pumped full of so many drugs over recent years as well as ECT and other trials, with little or no positive effects. But sometimes it's been a case of "it can't get any worse so let's try this..." The one tiny consolation is that in treating his extreme illness the medics are hopefully learning more about his diseases and how to better help others. It is horrible to be almost powerless when it's your own family.