What if you dont agree with medication that psychiatrist is prescribing.

Rumi
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Hi. Can someone advise me. I am on a depot and dont want to be. Would prefer tablets. I have told my psychiatrist this but she says depot is best. They sectioned me and put me on a depot and now l want tablets. What would people advise?
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Hi @Rumi sorry to hear your psychiatrist isn't listening to you. We of course arent medically trained, so cannot advise you.
You are welcome to ask for a second opinion, but they don't have to supply one. If you would prefer a certain medication, you can ask for it, giving reasons why. Make a case for the change and hopefully they'll listen to you.
This is from the MIND website;
"If you are sectioned under sections 2, 3, 37 and certain other sections of the Mental Health Act, and your treatment is for your mental health problem and prescribed by your responsible clinician, legally it may be given to you without your consent. This may still happen even if you physically resist being given the treatment.
If you are sectioned under sections 4, 5, 35, 135 and 136, or you are under Mental Health Act guardianship or conditional discharge, you have the right to refuse treatment for your mental health problem, but you may be given treatment in an emergency."0
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