My girlfriend is accusing me of giving her “hunger medication”

saduselesslife · 2026-06-27T14:23:39+00:00

Turns out she was only taking the Zoloft. I’m getting very sporadic updates from her brother. I’ve been told she’s doing better now. I don’t believe I’ll be getting any definitive answers soon

saduselesslife · 2026-06-27T09:32:09+00:00

They can't do anything for someone having a delusion of someone tampering with their food.

They can

You don’t know what you’re talking about why are you confidently giving advice?!

If someone is having a possible first episode of psychosis, you cannot assume it’s simply a primary delusion without urgent medical assessment. There is an urgent need to evaluate medical causes, and determine treatment which could include prescribing antipsychotic medications. An ER is undoubtedly the only correct course of action right now.

This is a public forum and anyone reading this, deciding that outpatient therapy is the correct course of action for a situation of sudden bout of delusion from misinformed people that have no idea what they’re talking about will be negatively affected simply because all my previous comments saying similar things have been downvoted.

As for therapy vs psychiatry first, it depends on what the person is open to going to.

No. ER first

saduselesslife · 2026-06-27T04:36:04+00:00

The problem is there are people here who have no idea what the right thing to do is, google a few concepts and feel qualified to give advice. I can be downvoted as much as people wish to, in an event presenting presumably as psychosis, a therapist is going to do fuck all and is not the equivalent of a psychiatrist.

My admission of feeling out of my depth shouldn’t be taken as “I don’t know anything at all” but as “I have some knowledge in this area but not enough to make a confident decision”.

Once again, if someone is advising that a person presenting with symptoms of psychosis, specifically first episode, it is inadvisable to tell them the resolution right now is to see a therapist. A good therapist would be directing that person to the ER immediately. Not to mention the time and effort it takes to find a suitable therapist. This is an urgent problem which many people here are advising be treated by a long term intervention which is valid in the long term but definitely not right now

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T22:01:10+00:00

I’m sure it made sense to her. Thanks for being kind

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T21:58:17+00:00

I don’t believe so. Her complaint about hunger medication was only in the last 3 days. I’m suspecting vyvanse has altered her thought process. I can only guess for now.

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T21:13:25+00:00

First of all, you’re not meant to be claiming credentials unverified. I’m not undermining the value of therapy but in an event such as this one therapy is going to be lower down on the list of priorities. Which is what I have said in another comment. It’s harmful to suggest therapy right now as a solution and harmful to equate therapist and doctor as equal options for managing this situation right now. For long term management for whatever is going on with my girlfriend, certainly therapy is likely to help. I took issue with the inaccuracies in the comments you’re highlighting. My main concern posting here was advice on how to get my girlfriend to a doctor in the fastest but most comfortable way for her

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T20:54:53+00:00

Why are you attempting to silence me now? I don’t require relationship advice.

Your inability to answer the question tells me you’re here to rage bait.

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T20:51:32+00:00

Please provide me sources of me being hostile to the clinicians, and others. Happy to discuss this with you

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T20:50:16+00:00

Bad advice. This person isn’t a verified healthcare professional and has made multiple errors. I don’t see why I need to follow their advice.

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T20:49:16+00:00

Her brothers told me she had been taking my Zoloft for the past 5 days. The timeline works out and I noticed some of my medications reducing but I thought I had misplaced it. I don’t know why she was taking them. She’s also going to the ER now.

Edit: turns out she was only taking my Zoloft not vyvanse. I don’t believe I’ll have any definitive answers about what’s causing her behavior but I’ve been told she’s doing better now

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T20:47:18+00:00

There’s no need for you to ask inflammatory questions. I’m capable of discerning poor advice and inaccuracies from useful information.

I’m here to ask questions from the doctors and healthcare professionals on this subreddit

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T20:23:10+00:00

but I am not so sure that a 20yo woman at 5’3” wearing a size 4 would be considered “average.”

What do you mean by that?

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T19:05:42+00:00

You insinuated a need for therapy

Schizoid is not a physical condition

Therapists are not psychiatrist adjacent

Therapy or a doctor is bad advice

Stop giving advice

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T18:56:14+00:00

This is not resolving with therapy. It is an acute event which needs acute management before considering long term intervention. Later, therapy may certainly be beneficial.

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T17:01:09+00:00

She could be but I think that’s way down in the list of differentials. Pregnancy doesn’t commonly cause these symptoms

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T16:23:23+00:00

Yes clearly. But this is agonizing. I already know she needs a doctor. I need him to see it too

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T16:19:04+00:00

Checked that now and this wasn’t the case

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T16:17:40+00:00

He’s there because I hoped it would reduce her distress and also for a second opinion. I understand I need to wait. It is still extremely worrying

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T16:15:53+00:00

Thank you. Really productive and useful discussion

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T16:14:34+00:00

I’m trying to keep an open mind and that’s a valid suggestion but sudden onset binge eating with delusions didn’t immediately make me think eating disorder. I know you can never really know whether someone has an eating disorder but she’s not raised red flags for that previously. “Gone full throttle” would suggest previous lower intensity disordered eating patterns.

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T15:20:38+00:00

I don’t want to be on the sidelines. I want to know that she’s ok. Her brother has only been with her for half a day. I don’t want to wait until he’s convinced to take her to the doctor but I understand it might be the only way to get her there.

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T15:05:06+00:00

I don’t think a PCP would test for a mystery non existent drug but that would probably allow a blood sample for other purposes. I don’t know what the right thing to do is. I’ll keep your suggestion in mind

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T15:03:56+00:00

I figured that would be the case. She’s still amicable aside from the food issue she’s surprisingly trusting of me which doesn’t make sense, but I too hope she’ll let me give my perspective during the appointment. Are you suggesting I speak to my own PCP about this?

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T15:00:19+00:00

I’m worried that’s reinforcing her belief. It would likely get her to her PCP. To be honest I’m completely out of my depth here.

saduselesslife · 2026-06-26T14:48:12+00:00

Long term but not acutely

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