These digital stories were created by service user members of the Inpatient Care Forum at the CEIMH at the University of Birmingham as part of a project to create resources for teaching about the impact of medication to undergraduate nurses. They are scripted from the persons lived experience and were made by them with support from myself and colleagues, Liz Chilton and Dee Partridge.

These digital stories were created by service user members of the Inpatient Care Forum at the CEIMH at the University of Birmingham as part of a project to create resources for teaching about the impact of medication to undergraduate nurses. They are scripted from the persons lived experience and were made by them with support from myself and colleagues, Liz Chilton and Dee Partridge.

These digital stories were created by service user members of the Inpatient Care Forum at the CEIMH at the University of Birmingham as part of a project to create resources for teaching about the impact of medication to undergraduate nurses. They are scripted from the persons lived experience and were made by them with support from myself and colleagues, Liz Chilton and Dee Partridge.

A service users account of how medication can adversely impact on day to day functioning. They outline their experiences of life within a hospital environment and the financial impact and isolation caused by being away from close family.

This is a story of a mental health service users experiences of psychiatry in 1997 and forced treatment. It explores the journey that includes a loss of faith in services. It then explores how in 2003 a more negotiable culture including a treatment plan led to a much better outcome for the service user. It explores the importance of respect and empathy in delivering a life changing service.

A mental health service user tells their story about the effect that Chlorpromazine has had on them and their struggle to get this message across to different professionals. Especially when professionals do not read medical notes.

This is an account of a mental health service user and their use of anti-depressants as a means of aiding their ability to lead their life.

A mental health service users account of the impact that medication can have on their lives. It explores the story of a service user and their desire to play the violin even though the medication caused tremor in the arms and hands of the service user.

Looks at a mental health service users experiences of constipation brought on by using medication and the impact it can have on day to day functioning.

Mental health service users account of using medication and the impact it can have on all aspects of life and conducting your day to day activities.

Explores a service users account of how mental health medication can have an impact on body weight.

Service users account related to making decisions about using medication.

Service users experiences of mental health and medication.