Topic Tuesday - 24/02/15: This is your chance to be heard!! Contribute your experiences into medication and mental illness.

Work with ARAFMI NSW and contribute your experiences to NSW Mental Health Commission into medication and mental illness.

We will be running a Topic Tuesday asking you about you and your loved one’s experience with medication.

We want you to contribute by sharing your thoughts and experiences from a carers perspective. Your experiences and expert views will help both the Mental Health Commission and ARAFMI NSW, with our ongoing advocacy work and ultimately YOU as a carer.

This is a real chance for you to voice your opinion and be involved in really making a difference. The role of a carer is such as integral part of the ongoing maintenance or recovery process, and we really value your opinions greatly.

The information we receive will be forwarded directly to the NSW Mental Health Commission. Any information you share with us will be kept confidential and anonymous, and we look forward to advising you of the results and feedback as soon as possible.

• We would love to hear your thoughts on the role that medication has played in your loved one’s recovery

• What’s your loved one’s experience with:

- Taking medication

- Receiving the right type of medication

- Changing medications when required

- Information provided about the medication that your loved one was prescribed

• We would also love to hear about any challenges you might perceive in using medication as a treatment and your thoughts on improving treatment of mental illness using medication

Topic Tuesday's live discussion has finished. However, you still have to opportunity to contribute to this discussion. All you need to do is click 'reply'.

NB: As per Community Guidelines, this conversation isn’t about specific medications – what does or doesn’t work. This is a more of a broad discussion to capture people’s experience, regardless of the type of medication they are on. Also it’s important to remember to not make any decisions about yours or your loved one’s medication or dosage based on any of the discussions here. All decisions about medication should be done in consultation with the health care professional.

This is a really great opportunity for you guys to express you opinions and concerns, and we hope to receive some great contributions here. You views will certainly be forwarded on and feedback given!!