Driving with medications?? Addiction or help for depression?

Question by nellieh: Driving with medications?? Addiction or help for depression?
My son relapsed after almost 2 years of sobriety. He then took himself a day later to the ER to see a psychiatrist. The Dr. then prescribed Geodon, Topamax, and Trazodone, not knowing that his regular GP had already prescribed Cymbalta, Diazepam, and Hydroxy HCL. (to help him sleep) It is now 5 days later. After sleeping for about 2 days and barely eating, he is now up and dressed. However, he is drooling, his eyes are droopy, he stumbles when he walks, and his speech is in slow motion. Also, he claims his vision is double. Of course, nothing is wrong with him either.
Before he drove off- I did tell him that it is his responsibility to drive or not, depending on his ability to do so. I’m trying to figure out if this is his addiction kicking in again, or whether or not he really needs these medications? His combativeness reminds me of his ‘using’ days. I can’t take his car or his keys. The car is his, and he is an adult. Any ideas regarding these meds and what, if anything, a worried parent can legally do in this circumstance?

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Answer by Donna
He must only take the meds prescribed by one Dr. This is not addiction or depression treatment. It is very dangerous over-medicating.He is self medicating by not informing the second Dr. of what he was already taking. The only thing you can do is flush one set of medications, take away his car keys and drive him to see a therapist.

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