Direct guidance
What to know or do
Bring the exact label, ingredients, preparation method or situation for “A prescribed mental-health medicine” when asking for advice. Ask privately for local confidential support when someone controls, threatens, coerces or hurts you.
What changes the answer
- How long the change has lasted and how it affects sleep, eating, self-care and safety
- Past diagnoses, trauma, treatment response, medicines and relapse warning signs
- Privacy, practical support, coercion, immediate danger and who can stay with you
Check with your care team
When to get individual help
Check the exact item or situation with a doctor, midwife, pharmacist or relevant clinician; the name of a broad category is not enough for a personal decision.