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Back after a While...18 Yr Old Son Admitted to psychiatric Ward Last Night
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 700464" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>We had amazing results from risperdal for quite a few years. It really helped with my son's violent behaviors. He was much younger than your son when he took it though. I would give it a chance, esp as he is in the hospital where any side effects can be monitored. We didn't have as much luck with depakote, but I know people hwo have had great results from it. Luvox was wonderful for my son. He has major depression and it wasn't until he was on Luvox, trazodone and strattera that he was able to turn his behavior around totally. Luvox helped him a LOT, and didn't give him the bad side effects that some of the ssri's and snri's did. </p><p></p><p>I would push for the dna test. Most psychiatrists are aware of it, so if you ask for the dna test to help determine which medications would work best, they should know what you are asking for. </p><p></p><p>Is there a chance that you could file for guardianship of him now that he is 18? It sure sounds like he is not capable of handling his affairs, and that you would have a very good case for guardianship, esp given his pedophilia and inability to control his behaviors combined with low IQ. This would give you more say over his medical care. I think that his medical care probably involved decisions that are beyond his capability and he likely NEEDS someone to monitor things and help him make decisions like a guardian. If you don't feel capable of being his guardian for this stuff, you can ask the court to provide a guardian ad litem, but it takes a LOT of control away from you and puts it in the hands of the lawyers and court and I know that wouldn't go over well with me. But it is an option. Also, does he get SSI or disability of any kind? I would think he would be eligible for that as working is going to be a real challenge given computers in the workplace and his determination to find and view child porn. Having SSI would likely open up some facilities where he could live and be supervised by others and would take a great weight off of you, I would think. I know how hard it is to try to supervise someone 24/7 as we had to do this with my son so that he would not harm my daughter. It is almost impossible to do this in a home setting, and you are doing an amazing job of it. It must take a huge toll on you, and at some point it will be too much, so looking into placements now might be a good thing. </p><p></p><p>I hope you take advantage of the time he is inpatient to do things to recharge your batteries and treat yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 700464, member: 1233"] We had amazing results from risperdal for quite a few years. It really helped with my son's violent behaviors. He was much younger than your son when he took it though. I would give it a chance, esp as he is in the hospital where any side effects can be monitored. We didn't have as much luck with depakote, but I know people hwo have had great results from it. Luvox was wonderful for my son. He has major depression and it wasn't until he was on Luvox, trazodone and strattera that he was able to turn his behavior around totally. Luvox helped him a LOT, and didn't give him the bad side effects that some of the ssri's and snri's did. I would push for the dna test. Most psychiatrists are aware of it, so if you ask for the dna test to help determine which medications would work best, they should know what you are asking for. Is there a chance that you could file for guardianship of him now that he is 18? It sure sounds like he is not capable of handling his affairs, and that you would have a very good case for guardianship, esp given his pedophilia and inability to control his behaviors combined with low IQ. This would give you more say over his medical care. I think that his medical care probably involved decisions that are beyond his capability and he likely NEEDS someone to monitor things and help him make decisions like a guardian. If you don't feel capable of being his guardian for this stuff, you can ask the court to provide a guardian ad litem, but it takes a LOT of control away from you and puts it in the hands of the lawyers and court and I know that wouldn't go over well with me. But it is an option. Also, does he get SSI or disability of any kind? I would think he would be eligible for that as working is going to be a real challenge given computers in the workplace and his determination to find and view child porn. Having SSI would likely open up some facilities where he could live and be supervised by others and would take a great weight off of you, I would think. I know how hard it is to try to supervise someone 24/7 as we had to do this with my son so that he would not harm my daughter. It is almost impossible to do this in a home setting, and you are doing an amazing job of it. It must take a huge toll on you, and at some point it will be too much, so looking into placements now might be a good thing. I hope you take advantage of the time he is inpatient to do things to recharge your batteries and treat yourself. [/QUOTE]
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