Two Weeks Into My Stay On The Ward – Part One
Some info here on what happened when I was recently on the mental health ward as a patient again, no gory details but helpful I hope.
What Is It Like On A Mental Health Ward?
A pretty broad question...fortunately despite my best attempts it's one I can answer! I was a patient five times in and out of psychiatric hospitals 2002 – 2006 and I returned as a peer support worker locally for a year more recently. I know it well. My first impression was...
I Once Halved My Meds Without Telling My Doctor/Psychiatrist; Here’s What Happened
I spent two months in anti anti-psychotic mode in 2019. My clozapine was never a jagged little pill like all the other anti-psychotics I’d been on, a varied selection ranging from tiny pink aripiprazole to harder to swallow chunks of olanzapine.