{"id":397095,"date":"2026-01-08T23:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T23:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397095\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T23:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T23:10:10","slug":"dr-drew-says-changing-nick-reiners-meds-was-wrong-move-rips-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/397095\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Drew Says Changing Nick Reiner&#8217;s Meds Was Wrong Move, Rips California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Dr. Drew on Nick Reiner<br \/>\n                          Changing Meds Was Wrong Move &#8230;<br \/>\n                          Cali Doesn&#8217;t Help Either<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              January 8, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:43 PM PST\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fd4cae097f924820a53765435e66d1c1_md.jpg\" alt=\"dr-drew-kal-01-08-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dr-drew\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Drew<\/a> says doctors prescribing medication to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nick-reiner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Reiner<\/a> for his mental illness royally screwed up by changing his meds in the weeks leading up to his parents&#8217; murders &#8230; but hindsight is 20\/20, and there are all sorts of reasons why the meds get changed.<\/p>\n<p>The good doc joined us on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; Thursday &#8230; and we asked him about something we uncovered in our new documentary, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/07\/reiner-murders-documentary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ Investigates: The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened<\/a>&#8221; &#8230; Nick was stable on his meds for schizoaffective disorder a month before the killings, but then doctors decided to change things up.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260107_b954d02c25f64d4982a486a10876dd79\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:aa093a42-05c3-44b1-a81b-8b49363bc1f9\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/b954d02c25f64d4982a486a10876dd79_md.jpg\" alt=\"michele rob nick reiner sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Drew says meds get changed all the time when patients stress about how they&#8217;re feeling or how their side effects are affecting them &#8230; but that doesn&#8217;t always make it the right move.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re told Nick went into a spiral after his meds were changed &#8230; and doctors did NOT attempt to place him under a psychiatric hold while they tried to adjust the meds and stabilize him, which may be key to his defense.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4e35a6e889e343f881b7e87f9c44570b_md.jpg\" alt=\"reiner-doc-clip-kal--v2-01-07-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZ Studios<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Drew says California makes it extremely hard for doctors to get their patients on a psychiatric hold &#8230; breaking down the hurdles he and his colleagues face.<\/p>\n<p>Catch the full interview on &#8220;TMZ Live&#8221; &#8230; and watch out for our new doc, airing Friday night on FOX at 8 PM ET &#8230; 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