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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 158221" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Thanks, everyone for all the responses. Each post here has some good advice and points well taken. I need to review them all more carefully. </p><p></p><p>Things spiraled so fast last night and he knew he had me worked up. It seemed like if I called for an ambulance that it would start a habit of giving him more drama that he is looking for at times like this. I need to prepare myself for this and if (when) it happens again, remain as calm as I can and just call the ambulance very quickly and matter-of-factly.</p><p></p><p>No, he isn't stable. Part of it is impulsive and part of it is not, but when he is stable, he doesn't lie like this and take such irrational action. Not that he is ever perfect- but he thinks pretty rational when he is stable.</p><p></p><p>We will defintely be talking tp psychiatrist about how he feels on these medications. I would call today except I have doone that several times in the past and no medication changes are ever made over the phone and I am never told anything any different from what I already was told. I think they do that to make sure no one gets in the habit of calling. My "threat" to him about the PO was a desparate attempt to get him to take the medications that I am holding in my hand. I do want him to discuss any side effects or bad feelings and anything else pertaining to his treatment, but he cannot live here and simply refuse to follow any treatment plan. Even if he refused to take the AP that just recently got added on would not be as bad as cheeking all of them- like the lithobid- which he has been taking for over six months. Of course, that would be a rational approach and he isn't capable of rational decisions right now. But, if he took the lithobid regularly, he would be making more rational decisions, in my humble opinion, even if it doesn't make him completely stable by itself. </p><p></p><p>I wish I could videotape one of his rages- to show him (not to publicize on youtube) what happens when he doesn't take the lithobid. This kid is bigger than me and there is NO WAY that I could stand there with a camera in my hand and him ignore it while he is raging.</p><p></p><p>We have an appointment. tomorrow with the other therapist- not the individual one, but the family one that is supposed to be helping with strategies, but says he can't do much until difficult child is more stable. Well, I think I will discuss with him that even if he can't help difficult child much right now, he can help me with parental strategies. If he can't do that whethere difficult child is stable or not, then I don't think he could teach me much. What I'm trying to say is that if a therapist can only help when things are completely stable, then how can they teach me what to do when things are not stable. If things were stable all the time, I wouldn't need a therapist. Ok, this is one of those times that I am frustrated about the whole thing and tend to blame them because I am still sitting here, a year later, without them providing me with any answers or strategies.</p><p></p><p>You might be right, Janet. I don't really know where all this is leading. But, as others have said, one more time of this and I will call an ambulance for suicide attempt whether I believe he swallowed or not and when they get finished with him at ER, I will be pushing for admittance right back into psychiatric hospital. I realize I probably should have done that last night. I need to get over my tendency to resist making quick decisions when things catch me off-guard.</p><p></p><p>These "episodes" happen quite often on Sundays. I have no idea why.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 158221, member: 3699"] Thanks, everyone for all the responses. Each post here has some good advice and points well taken. I need to review them all more carefully. Things spiraled so fast last night and he knew he had me worked up. It seemed like if I called for an ambulance that it would start a habit of giving him more drama that he is looking for at times like this. I need to prepare myself for this and if (when) it happens again, remain as calm as I can and just call the ambulance very quickly and matter-of-factly. No, he isn't stable. Part of it is impulsive and part of it is not, but when he is stable, he doesn't lie like this and take such irrational action. Not that he is ever perfect- but he thinks pretty rational when he is stable. We will defintely be talking tp psychiatrist about how he feels on these medications. I would call today except I have doone that several times in the past and no medication changes are ever made over the phone and I am never told anything any different from what I already was told. I think they do that to make sure no one gets in the habit of calling. My "threat" to him about the PO was a desparate attempt to get him to take the medications that I am holding in my hand. I do want him to discuss any side effects or bad feelings and anything else pertaining to his treatment, but he cannot live here and simply refuse to follow any treatment plan. Even if he refused to take the AP that just recently got added on would not be as bad as cheeking all of them- like the lithobid- which he has been taking for over six months. Of course, that would be a rational approach and he isn't capable of rational decisions right now. But, if he took the lithobid regularly, he would be making more rational decisions, in my humble opinion, even if it doesn't make him completely stable by itself. I wish I could videotape one of his rages- to show him (not to publicize on youtube) what happens when he doesn't take the lithobid. This kid is bigger than me and there is NO WAY that I could stand there with a camera in my hand and him ignore it while he is raging. We have an appointment. tomorrow with the other therapist- not the individual one, but the family one that is supposed to be helping with strategies, but says he can't do much until difficult child is more stable. Well, I think I will discuss with him that even if he can't help difficult child much right now, he can help me with parental strategies. If he can't do that whethere difficult child is stable or not, then I don't think he could teach me much. What I'm trying to say is that if a therapist can only help when things are completely stable, then how can they teach me what to do when things are not stable. If things were stable all the time, I wouldn't need a therapist. Ok, this is one of those times that I am frustrated about the whole thing and tend to blame them because I am still sitting here, a year later, without them providing me with any answers or strategies. You might be right, Janet. I don't really know where all this is leading. But, as others have said, one more time of this and I will call an ambulance for suicide attempt whether I believe he swallowed or not and when they get finished with him at ER, I will be pushing for admittance right back into psychiatric hospital. I realize I probably should have done that last night. I need to get over my tendency to resist making quick decisions when things catch me off-guard. These "episodes" happen quite often on Sundays. I have no idea why. [/QUOTE]
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