Can anyone convince a relative with OCD to take their medication?

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My grandmother has OCD and just will not take her meds anymore. Everyone but her thought they made a huge diferrence to her life with OCD but her. She thinks they make her both fat and dim. How can we convince her to go back on them? Are we allowed to tell her GP she’s not taking them or does that breach her privacy rights? We all just desperately want what’s right for her. Anyone in a similar situation?

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