Antipsychotic Drugs, Restraints and Seclusion: Mental Health Treatments Raising Concerns
by Katherine Gregory, ABC News, 27 Dec 2017
A Melbourne woman describes what it is like to be on antipsychotics for many years including being forced to take them. Side effects she experienced included weight gain, being dumbed down and feeling like she was walking through water. Antipsychotic prescriptions have increased 359% between 1992 and 2016. Antipsychotics are also used as a chemical restraint without patient consent.
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