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Hillbl3 t1_j6p0kjt wrote

Reply to comment by wagsman in Pennsylvania family drugged dog, wore ear protection in triple suicide pact by dissolutewastrel

>What was so bad...

Hey look, another person who doesn't understand how mental illness works.

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Whatchyaduinyachooch t1_j6p3g64 wrote

My thoughts exactly. The article also stated that the parents had sort of pulled away from the community. I’m sure they had been dealing with their daughter’s hallucinations and hearing voices (I guess schizophrenia) and that wears on a caregiver- especially a parent. You keep wondering why your child can’t just be happy and unencumbered by such a severe mental illness..so you form a protective barrier around your little family…thinking you’re doing your best but ultimately it actually pulls you down with your child…and there’s no end plus u know at some point your child WON’T have you to take care of their very specific and overwhelming needs. It’s tragic. I understand it though. Such a sad sad story.

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sunglasses90 t1_j6p83nz wrote

The sad part is that there are extremely effecting drugs for schizophrenia out there. The hardest part is getting someone to take them, but they work.

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dangerousfeather t1_j6pgb8f wrote

Sure, they work, but they tend to make you fat, exhausted, and incapable of having sex. You get rid of your hallucinations, but you have no desire for life leftover. There are reasons people don't take them.

(source: I take them.)

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monachopsiss t1_j6pim3f wrote

This is a really dangerous general statement to make, and hearing stuff like this contributes to people being unwilling to try necessary medication. I'm sorry that's been your experience, but they greatly increase quality of life for many many people who don't have terrible side effects.

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dangerousfeather t1_j6pj9ej wrote

I'm sorry if the reality of these drugs offends you, but this is the state of mental health medication for many of us. What we need isn't hating on people who suffer, it's more emphasis into developing better drugs rather than continuing to rely on the same types of medications we've been using since the days of institutionalization.

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monachopsiss t1_j6pjv7b wrote

>this is the state of mental health medication for many of us.

As I clearly stated in my original response to you, I am aware of that. But it's your experience. Not everyone's.

Obviously we'd all love to snap our fingers and have perfect meds for every condition with zero negative side effects. But since that will never be possible, we shouldn't discourage people from at least trying something that could literally save their life.

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Whatchyaduinyachooch t1_j6pbz6d wrote

Definitely hard to get an adult - even if it’s your adult child- to take he meds and take them religiously. They don’t have to do it. You can involuntarily commit them but even that can be a problem because you risk alienating them and then after they are released they can stop taking the meds anyway- it’s heartbreaking…

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