I also resisted treatment for a while, but with the help of my family, psychiatrist and friend, I eventually began to trust them, even though, in my mind, I still did not believe that I was ill. Now, I'm glad that I had that blind trust in the people who love me. Hopefully, with more knowledge, you can help your friend get some treatment. When your friend does see his psychiatrist, please ask the psychiatrist to put your friend on different medications, so that your friend will not get that tired. I also believe in trying other medications if one does not work.
Different medications work differently on people.
Therefore, please never give up hope that your friend will find the right medication for him. Hi, I am a mother of a 31 yrs. He is overweight and has no insight of his illness. Unfortunately, he is the aggressive type and is very hard to handle. I think he would find himself very miserable since he is good, overall, with others except with us at home.