Californiablonde
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So last night I went to give difficult child her night time medications and her ulcer medication. My adderall and her main ulcer medication come in the exact same size big bottle and the capsules are both blue and very similar looking. By accident, instead of giving her the Prilosec, I gave her one of my adderalls. I was freaking out mainly because of sleep. difficult child already has issues with sleeping especially after the weekend, and I was worried she would be awake all night. I had already given her the melatonin and I was hoping it would counteract the adderall and she would still be able to sleep. So I belong to this online bipolar support group that I found through facebook. It's a private group and nobody can see what I post there except the members. I thought I was safe to post the accident of switching pills. I asked for prayers for my daughter that she would be able to sleep.
Big mistake. Everybody on the group started freaking out. They tell me I just put my daughter's life in danger by giving her a dangerous stimulant and I need to take her to the ER right away. I consulted my boyfriend and mom for their advice, and they both agreed that the goup was highly overrreacting. The group kept responding to my post, begging me to call an ambulance. difficult child was already feeling tired, so I told them that I thought everything would be okay and she would probably sleep through it. They wouldn't listen. Finally I laid down to sleep with difficult child, who fell asleep at eleven and slept through the night except for briefly waking up at 1:00 in the morning. Meanwhile I get a private message from one of the group members asking me why I quit the group. I never quit the group, so I log on to see what happened, and I find that an admin had deleted me from the group. This group has been a huge part of my life for the past several months and I was devastated. I had made lots of friends there and I posted every day and the group members really helped me through some of my most anxious times. So I was really upset to be deleted. But that was the least of my worries.
The same person that sent me the private message told me that another group member googled my name, got my address, and called CPS on me for giving my daughter the adderall. I am in shock. Now I am sitting here at work all paranoid and waiting for them to either call me or knock on my door. My boyfriend doesn't work Mondays so he will be there when they show up. So do you all think social services could take my daughter away for not taking her to the ER right away? And should have I taken her to the hospital? I went with my mother's intuition and decided not to take her because easy child takes a higher dose of stimulant and he is half her size. So I really didn't think it would be that bad. But maybe I should have listened to them and taken her? Now I am scared to death waiting for CPS to contact me. Help!
Big mistake. Everybody on the group started freaking out. They tell me I just put my daughter's life in danger by giving her a dangerous stimulant and I need to take her to the ER right away. I consulted my boyfriend and mom for their advice, and they both agreed that the goup was highly overrreacting. The group kept responding to my post, begging me to call an ambulance. difficult child was already feeling tired, so I told them that I thought everything would be okay and she would probably sleep through it. They wouldn't listen. Finally I laid down to sleep with difficult child, who fell asleep at eleven and slept through the night except for briefly waking up at 1:00 in the morning. Meanwhile I get a private message from one of the group members asking me why I quit the group. I never quit the group, so I log on to see what happened, and I find that an admin had deleted me from the group. This group has been a huge part of my life for the past several months and I was devastated. I had made lots of friends there and I posted every day and the group members really helped me through some of my most anxious times. So I was really upset to be deleted. But that was the least of my worries.
The same person that sent me the private message told me that another group member googled my name, got my address, and called CPS on me for giving my daughter the adderall. I am in shock. Now I am sitting here at work all paranoid and waiting for them to either call me or knock on my door. My boyfriend doesn't work Mondays so he will be there when they show up. So do you all think social services could take my daughter away for not taking her to the ER right away? And should have I taken her to the hospital? I went with my mother's intuition and decided not to take her because easy child takes a higher dose of stimulant and he is half her size. So I really didn't think it would be that bad. But maybe I should have listened to them and taken her? Now I am scared to death waiting for CPS to contact me. Help!