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Discussion Thread 🎩 Tuesday 31 March 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 day ago by TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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Yarrabyte's offline again.

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Since she is not of sound mind I'd be giving her the appetite meds mirtazapine

[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 6 points 20 hours ago

Ethical dilemma but yes I agree. If she can’t understand what the medication is for and that she is dangerously underweight, it’s not informed consent/refusal. Also being starving and dehydrated is not really helping the brain function either. From the comments it doesn’t sound like she is ready for palliative care, doesn’t want to die. So her wishes would be better met by giving her the medication. Perhaps giving sneaky doses for a week or so and see what happens. Reassess if she starts to regain some decision making capacity.

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 1 points 20 hours ago

Just be careful as I gave those to Melbcat and stopped as she became more agitated. It is an antidepressant so can mess with the mood