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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="Otto von Bismark" data-source="post: 700469" data-attributes="member: 12905"><p>Heavens to Betsy, I love you people (There, satisfied my fantasy of using an archaic phrase from the 1800s).</p><p></p><p>Thank you for the positive reports on those medications. </p><p></p><p>I agree that medications aren't bad. Sometimes people really need them. I also know that some doctors overprescribe and I do have a bit of a fear of unknown with them, though, as we have had bad reactions to them in the past. From Abilify he has had hallucinations so badly that he banged his head against the wall to try and make them stop. He would wake us up shrieking in the middle of the night saying he could hear "them calling his name." He had an episode of hallucinations at school, and I had to go get him.</p><p>He has gotten very suicidal and manic on Zoloft. He took Vyvance and lost so much weight we had to stop. On Intuniv he would wake up for school, eat breakfast, sleep on the drive in to school, go to school, not speak at school, sleep on the way home, sleep until dinner, eat dinner, then go to bed. He was basically not present.</p><p></p><p>Yes, the diabetes medication example is the one that I used for my son last night. I told him the exact same thing when he said he was feeling bad that he needed psychiatric help. I told him we are all big bags of walking chemicals, lol, and sometimes the chemicals in our brains can get out of whack and need help balancing. Then I gave him the diabetes example and said it is fine to be on medications if you need them.</p><p></p><p>We are very unsuccessful Goldilocks story so far...everything either too big or too little or too hard or too soft, but we did not try hard in the past. We are going try earnestly now, though, because he is in a safe place to do it. </p><p></p><p>If there is one that is not working well, how will I know which one it is if they immediately start him on three?</p><p></p><p>As far as guardianship -- I need to figure out how to get this. It was difficult finding out what medications he was on yesterday and my son is not able to tell me details the nurses tell him. They finally let him sign a paper. Will be initiating this today. </p><p></p><p>And I applied for SSI LAST WEEK!!!!! So glad to hear you say this, because it felt like giving up on his ability to work. He has applied for 20 jobs over the summer and early fall and can't get past interview stage, so he feels pretty worthless. We were choosing places that did not have computer access at first...like fast food places, one little retail shop, warehouses for manufacturing work (no kids). I soon realized (after he started sneaking to pharmacy to buy phones he could access our wifi with) that he needed to be supervised all the time, that we can't trust what he will do without someone to really watch him. I also realized that I would be nuts on a daily basis if he were at a job where kids were present, like a grocery store. He wouldn't grab a kid, or try to lure one away, we are pretty sure. When he is being watched...nicest guy. Sweet. Handsome. When you turn your back.....he makes terrible decisions almost constantly. And "pretty sure" isn't enough, when the safety of kids is at risk. We have an obligation to society.</p><p></p><p>His dream is to become a phlebotomist. He really wants this. And he wants his own apartment with a couple of roommates. I would love this for him, but I can't see it happening, at least right now. So sad to watch the dreams dry up and blow away.</p><p></p><p>Susiestar, my daughters, when they lived here and when they come for visits (increasingly rare now, as they don't want to be around their brother...we take turns and visit them) sleep with their door locked. They never brought friends home from school, EVER. It was so hard. I am sorry that your family went through that.</p><p></p><p>How do I find placement for housing? I do searches and have no idea on how it works. Also, we are moving to another state soon (one that is better with adult disability resources). I keep looking for places but I suppose they don't have websites. </p><p></p><p>This helps so much. I need this right now. Thank you to all who replied.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Otto von Bismark, post: 700469, member: 12905"] Heavens to Betsy, I love you people (There, satisfied my fantasy of using an archaic phrase from the 1800s). Thank you for the positive reports on those medications. I agree that medications aren't bad. Sometimes people really need them. I also know that some doctors overprescribe and I do have a bit of a fear of unknown with them, though, as we have had bad reactions to them in the past. From Abilify he has had hallucinations so badly that he banged his head against the wall to try and make them stop. He would wake us up shrieking in the middle of the night saying he could hear "them calling his name." He had an episode of hallucinations at school, and I had to go get him. He has gotten very suicidal and manic on Zoloft. He took Vyvance and lost so much weight we had to stop. On Intuniv he would wake up for school, eat breakfast, sleep on the drive in to school, go to school, not speak at school, sleep on the way home, sleep until dinner, eat dinner, then go to bed. He was basically not present. Yes, the diabetes medication example is the one that I used for my son last night. I told him the exact same thing when he said he was feeling bad that he needed psychiatric help. I told him we are all big bags of walking chemicals, lol, and sometimes the chemicals in our brains can get out of whack and need help balancing. Then I gave him the diabetes example and said it is fine to be on medications if you need them. We are very unsuccessful Goldilocks story so far...everything either too big or too little or too hard or too soft, but we did not try hard in the past. We are going try earnestly now, though, because he is in a safe place to do it. If there is one that is not working well, how will I know which one it is if they immediately start him on three? As far as guardianship -- I need to figure out how to get this. It was difficult finding out what medications he was on yesterday and my son is not able to tell me details the nurses tell him. They finally let him sign a paper. Will be initiating this today. And I applied for SSI LAST WEEK!!!!! So glad to hear you say this, because it felt like giving up on his ability to work. He has applied for 20 jobs over the summer and early fall and can't get past interview stage, so he feels pretty worthless. We were choosing places that did not have computer access at first...like fast food places, one little retail shop, warehouses for manufacturing work (no kids). I soon realized (after he started sneaking to pharmacy to buy phones he could access our wifi with) that he needed to be supervised all the time, that we can't trust what he will do without someone to really watch him. I also realized that I would be nuts on a daily basis if he were at a job where kids were present, like a grocery store. He wouldn't grab a kid, or try to lure one away, we are pretty sure. When he is being watched...nicest guy. Sweet. Handsome. When you turn your back.....he makes terrible decisions almost constantly. And "pretty sure" isn't enough, when the safety of kids is at risk. We have an obligation to society. His dream is to become a phlebotomist. He really wants this. And he wants his own apartment with a couple of roommates. I would love this for him, but I can't see it happening, at least right now. So sad to watch the dreams dry up and blow away. Susiestar, my daughters, when they lived here and when they come for visits (increasingly rare now, as they don't want to be around their brother...we take turns and visit them) sleep with their door locked. They never brought friends home from school, EVER. It was so hard. I am sorry that your family went through that. How do I find placement for housing? I do searches and have no idea on how it works. Also, we are moving to another state soon (one that is better with adult disability resources). I keep looking for places but I suppose they don't have websites. This helps so much. I need this right now. Thank you to all who replied. [/QUOTE]
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