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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 485938" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>I talked with difficult child after her psychiatrist visit. He refused to give her the Klonopin saying that it is not usually prescribed to people in halfway houses. Instead, he prescribed Celexa, Trazadone, and a new drug for her mood disorder which difficult child could not remember the name of. She said that she had never heard of it before.</p><p></p><p>According to difficult child, this doctor echoed what was said in rehab and at the halfway house . . . that difficult child was not really an addict but uses alcohol and drugs to self medicate and the substance abuse is triggered by emotional upsets. I think that there is some truth to that because she would live with us for extended periods of time and do great and then suddenly go off the deep end. I pointed out to her, though, that the substance abuse magnifies her mental health issues and staying away from alcohol and pills will help whether it is a true addiction or not. She agreed with me.</p><p></p><p>I am concerned about the Trazedone. It seems like it could be used by taking it in excess since it is an anti-depressant that is used to help people sleep. difficult child has used it before. I have to check Nancy's list to see what it says about Trazadone. difficult child said she had left the prescriptions at the mental health clinic since it was cheaper to get the medicine filled there ($5.00 a scrip) and she doesn't need anything immediately as she still has Celexa left.</p><p></p><p>So I guess it was good news and bad news. I don't know what to think about her statements about whether she is an "addict" or not. Either way, she was drinking and taking prescription drugs at the same time which can be deadly. It also bothered me when I suggested that she let the director hold her Trazedone and she basically accused him of stealing someone else's medications that he was holding. It sounded like an excuse the old difficult child would use to keep control of her drugs.</p><p></p><p>I guess I have some thinking to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 485938, member: 1967"] I talked with difficult child after her psychiatrist visit. He refused to give her the Klonopin saying that it is not usually prescribed to people in halfway houses. Instead, he prescribed Celexa, Trazadone, and a new drug for her mood disorder which difficult child could not remember the name of. She said that she had never heard of it before. According to difficult child, this doctor echoed what was said in rehab and at the halfway house . . . that difficult child was not really an addict but uses alcohol and drugs to self medicate and the substance abuse is triggered by emotional upsets. I think that there is some truth to that because she would live with us for extended periods of time and do great and then suddenly go off the deep end. I pointed out to her, though, that the substance abuse magnifies her mental health issues and staying away from alcohol and pills will help whether it is a true addiction or not. She agreed with me. I am concerned about the Trazedone. It seems like it could be used by taking it in excess since it is an anti-depressant that is used to help people sleep. difficult child has used it before. I have to check Nancy's list to see what it says about Trazadone. difficult child said she had left the prescriptions at the mental health clinic since it was cheaper to get the medicine filled there ($5.00 a scrip) and she doesn't need anything immediately as she still has Celexa left. So I guess it was good news and bad news. I don't know what to think about her statements about whether she is an "addict" or not. Either way, she was drinking and taking prescription drugs at the same time which can be deadly. It also bothered me when I suggested that she let the director hold her Trazedone and she basically accused him of stealing someone else's medications that he was holding. It sounded like an excuse the old difficult child would use to keep control of her drugs. I guess I have some thinking to do. [/QUOTE]
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