So they diagnosed me with bipolar mania after binging on 4 or more concertas (stimulants ). I did this because I was feeling really oppressed at the time , like I wanted to stay more alert , bad idea.

For that they want to keep me medicated for the long term and even gave me an injection. (Back then I didn’t mention it but it was prof Grech that diagnosed me and when I tried to bring it up later on he shrugged it off. ) Also everyone could tell I was on something cause in my induced mania I was writing all over the walls how fuck meds , ritalin is easy ritalin is good. It’s pretty clear that they disregarded all these events just to keep as a long term patient

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I managed to run on the 7th november and have been unmedicated since . Feeling better and more stable than ever .

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYwQ9WlLqNA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYwQ9WlLqNA)

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Does anyone know how I can get off treatment order and not having to go to appointments anymore and be able to live a normal life ? Are lawyers an option cause these medications really took years of life . The story goes way back from 2017

Anyway , Thanks

by clumsyscatteredmind

9 comments

  1. what the fuck?? the island has really gone downhill i hope you find some sort of peace eventually..

  5. The pharma industry is fucked man, I am so happy that you are taking your own life and health in your own hands.

    My heart goes out to you.

    Im glad you are doing good.

    Those fucking meds are so sedating, you can in now way, be yourself.

  6. Get with the program – this is no indication you are better. If you are deemed to need drugs, then its only a matter of time before you find the correct type and dose WITH YOUR DOCTOR.

    Then you can co-ordinate about weaning off and just working on therapy.

    No respectable institute is going to forcibly keep patients and medicate them. Unless they are deemed to be a danger to themselves or others.

  7. Perhaps do some research and possibly after that find a lawyer. This text seems to say treatment orders are time limited: [https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/4473/1/The%20Mental%20Health%20Act%2c%202012.pdf](https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/4473/1/the%20mental%20health%20act%2c%202012.pdf)
    And that they have to be renewed and the patient has to be involved in the process, ie. everything has to be communicated clearly etc. From what you say, I assume that wasn’t the case.

    More texts:

    [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/CommMentalHealth/Documents/Leaflet%202020.pdf](https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/commmentalhealth/documents/leaflet%202020.pdf)
    [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/CommMentalHealth/Documents/mental_health_act_full.pdf](https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/commmentalhealth/documents/mental_health_act_full.pdf)

    There is also a Commissioner For The Rights of Persons with Mental Disorders that takes complaints and investigates failures in the care system:

    [https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/CommMentalHealth/Documents/flyer%20English.pdf](https://healthservices.gov.mt/en/commmentalhealth/documents/flyer%20english.pdf)

  8. You need to talk to specialists and doctors, running away will only get you in more trouble with the law. What if they’re right and you need some medication? Maybe not the same one you’re taking since it has side effects, but all I’m saying is you need to do this via the official system and get it sorted with doctors and psychiatrists.

  9. Nothing bad could ever result from someone missing their antipsychotic medication.

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