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Pip review conflicting answers on medication

peachypie

Hi sorry to bother people but I've been on sertraline for a few years now but whilst been on pip I can a mental breakdown heard voices in my head I got so scared I stop taking my meds and obviously went cold turkey I knew I would have issues and I had bad ones intrusive thoughts self harm I didn't think I had to tell them I came off my meds I have since been to doctors and gone back on them as I need them and told my doctor what I did and he said get back on them and i shouldnt of stopped like i did cosbit can be really bad ive got my review forms now will I get in trouble for not telling them about my meds my heath never got better I was in a dark place for a long time health aniexty was so bad constantly going to doctors or hospital i dont know what to do now

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poppy123456

No, you won’t get into any trouble. Stopping medication or changing medication is not a change of circumstances that needs to be reported.

peachypie

I thought I would I saw it on some website i didn't stop it cos I was better I stopped it cos I had abreakdown and blamed the medication obviously I will have to explain this on my assessment and on the form if they question it should I put it on extra paper on review or shall I just tell to assaeor when it happens any advise would be great thanks

woollywonder

peachypie said:

I thought I would I saw it on some website i didn't stop it cos I was better I stopped it cos I had abreakdown and blamed the medication obviously I will have to explain this on my assessment and on the form if they question it should I put it on extra paper on review or shall I just tell to assaeor when it happens any advise would be great thanks

I don't see that you need mention it at all - you're back on it now, so really, nothing has changed. Don't mention it on your review forms unless you want to report a change in dosage. All you need to focus on for your review is to explain again just how you are affected with each descriptor. Remember don't just tick no change (if that's the case) on each question, explain again your difficulties and give new, up to date examples where you can, good luck!

peachypie

OK so I defo won't mention it on review form my head forgets things anyway I will just give my bad days and how I feel cos nothing has changed I still have same issues what if assessor asks about medication as there was a break were I didn't take them as I don't have time to get anything from my gp as it needs to be posted what would I say would I tell them why I stopped I know sometimes they don't even mention it so medication and stopping and starting isn't looked at as its the same medication nothing different there building my dosage back up to 150mg so I just tell them how I feel and cope everyday and examples of a bad day from waking up to going to bed I do have ok days maybe 2 or 3 times a week were i can do things like read a book talk more to my mum open up go shopping only at quiet times as I don't like crowds I don't leave house wiithout my mum or a friend they try keep me calm and try keep me busy ,i walk the dog again with my mum prefer quiet times though do I leave all that off the review then as someone said dont put good days on your review cos they will see it as getting better and say they think im cured and stop my money , can I put other stuff extra though like about appointments and stuff on extra page like diagnosis and brain scans or just write as little as possible and wait till assessor asks me everything cos my heads a mess since these forms have come I've been so ill with it all and struggling talking to people is the hardest can't open up face to face

poppy123456

As advised, you don't need to mention that you stopped taking it because now you're back on it.

Please do not just focus on the bad days because that's definitely not what you should do. PIP is how you're affected on the majority of the days. You should include a couple of real world examples of exactly what happened the last time you attempted each descriptor that applies to you.

I see you were also given some advice about this review on your other threads here. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/112331/pip-review#latest

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/112371/pip-review-affecting-other-benefits#latest

Please have another read through those.

peachypie

Could I say I still don't go out anywhere without my mum to appointments and travelling to appointments doctors hospital appointments are very draining on me its stressful my aniexty will take over then give an example like last week I had to travel with my mum to see a neurologist I was very scared and stressed out when I got in surgery I had to sit away from people I tried my hardest to explain things to the neurologist and at the end she diagnosed me but then said she was sending me for an mri on my brain this has really scared me we left and when I got home I had really bad headache and just slept I was so drained and exhausted now I'm overthinking and waiting for this appointment now

poppy123456

As advised on your other thread, yes you should tell them that. You need to treat the review form as a new claim.

peachypie

OK thankyou sorry for going on I'm 21 it's really stressing me out I've looked on these Facebook groups and they have scared me so much that I have to do this that the other and a lot say put no change that scary cos people are listening to them

poppy123456

Best thing you can do is leave those facebook groups because people on there give the worst advice i've ever seen in the several years i've been advising.

peachypie

There so bad just been given worst advise ever and its made me sick physically saying cos I stopped my medication will get in trouble so bad and telling me to lie all over the form I don't lie never have saying put no change and nothing else telling me to not send the form back and they will just stop my money etc I'm leaving them my mums just seen how distressed I am now my tummy feels horrible

Rosie_Scope

Hi @peachypie, sorry to hear you're having a rough day. I can see Poppy's given some great advice so far on here and on your other threads.

If you're feeling really distressed it might be a good idea to take a break from reading things about PIP and perhaps chat it through with your mum if you feel comfortable doing that.

Take care of yourself for a bit tonight, perhaps you could do some things that make you feel good like watching a favourite film or TV show. If you need any support don't be afraid to reach out. I hope things feel better soon

peachypie

Thankyou it's so horrible what they've been saying it's be really stressful I'm with my mum now we are just talking why do they allow rhese groups there just normal people or fake people

poppy123456

Of course they are normal people but most of the time they don't know what they are talking about. Just leave the groups you're in and put it behind you.

peachypie

I'm leaving them now I will stay with scope thankyou if I need anymore info i will do another thread