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Can a Dr intervene?

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MrsWarleggan · 29/06/2020 12:52

Name change and a long kbe... . DH suffers from depression. Bad depression. Has done since he was a teen. It's been building and building and in January I told him to go to the Dr's. He did and was given a low dose of mitrizapine. A month later he had a good review with Dr and he upped it to 45mg. He started taking it and things appeared to be getting better. Then CV hit. His wages were reduced which put the kybosh on us buying our first house. He has issues with work. He has another health issue too which he is just getting over a period of of. He is mood/attitude has fallen off a cliff in the last couple of months. He can not say one positive thing. Constantly negative, miserable, sulking, barely talking. Went to cupboard today and found unopened blister packs of his AD's. He hasn't been taking them. Asked him why, couldn't give a reasonable answer. He is sucking the life out of me. I was on the phone to the Dr's to ask them to up MY AD's (setraline) to negate the fact he isn't taking his and to help me deal with him and I thought "WTF am I doing why I am doing this to myself?" So when the receptionist answered I told her it was regarding my DH. I told her EVERYTHING and she said whilst she would pass on the info to his Dr, he won't be able to do anything. Is this true?? Before lockdown he used to call him on a monthly basis for a review but because of CV it stopped. Surely armed with this information he would have a duty of care to contact him??

It is pointless talking to him. Its like banging your head up against a brick wall. I'm at the end of my tether.

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Superscientist · 29/06/2020 14:22

Unfortunately unless a person is so unwell that they are detained under section or under a CTO (community treatment order) there isn't much a doctor can do to make, a person take their medication.
It is good that you have informed his gp that he isn't taking the medication, do you think your husband would be willing to make a gp appointment to discuss things with you them?
It sounds like a tricky situation to be in, do you have much support at moment?

Dinosauratemydaffodils · 29/06/2020 14:26

Before lockdown he used to call him on a monthly basis for a review but because of CV it stopped.

He should certainly be able to call him. My Gp was calling me twice a week in the middle of lockdown when my mental health crashed.

PaddyF0dder · 29/06/2020 14:28

As someone above said, medical professions would only be able to intervene if a patient is potentially meeting the grounds for detention under the mental health act. And the barrier for entry there is, justifiably, high. In essence needs to based on a combination of risk and severe, judgement-impairing illness.

If not, then people have the right to make bad decisions about their health.

MrsWarleggan · 29/06/2020 15:37

Thankyou for your responses.. No way out then 😕 so frustrating 😢

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