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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Pretty simple question to the "what if he stops taking his meds?" crowd.
How often do you think somebody who is told "take this every day, or there's a good chance you could die" forgets to take their meds? People with serious illnesses that absolutely depend on medication? I'd bet good money it's rare.
What if a loved one got diagnosed with something life threatening, and had to take medication. Would you say to the doctor, "No, you need to keep them at the hospital forever, they might forget their medication!"... seems unlikely, doesn't it? You might just trust them to take their medication, considering their life depends on it.
How about if someone said to you: "take this every day, or you might wind up having a hallucination and killing whoever is nearest to you"?
Seems serious enough to trust that it's something someone would want to avoid.
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People forget birth control pills all the time. Medication compliance from finishing antibiotics to affording the treatment is a real issue. Stats on general medication compliance were posted earlier and they aren't pretty.
And if a family member had to take life saving medication that they would die without I would probably be checking in with them once a week to ensure they are taking it and not having any other issues whether they liked it or not.