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Bipolar, ADD son, now 29 and back at home... :-(
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<blockquote data-quote="tishthedish" data-source="post: 706738" data-attributes="member: 17103"><p>I have been through not being able to speak to my adult son's doctors. It would have been great to have something signed, but at 18 he was fine. Manifestation of his illness in full didn't happen until he was 25. I have written/faxed his doctors (without his knowing, he would have flipped). They are under no obligation to share his information with you, but you may tell them anything you like. That's what I learned in my NAMI Family to Family class. </p><p></p><p>This is such good advice. My husband and I didn't realize that he was getting sick. He was at college and then at grad school and didn't live at home for 6 years. It was in grad school he buckled. He put such expectations on himself and we thought him capable of anything. After a long while he took medication, moved home and got a full-time job. We didn't realize it was too much pressure on him until it was too late. He was insisting he was fine and we wanted to believe it so badly we stood down. </p><p>We live in a major metropolitan area and he had the best medical care. He just wouldn't/couldn't maintain. </p><p></p><p>If my son would have been amenable I would have beaten the bushes for recommendations, reviews, studies, anything to give me insight or an idea of where he could get help. Sometimes just getting the right person on the phone, the one who will talk to you or tell you who is the better doctor in the practice might make a difference. If you haven't contacted your local NAMI chapter, I'd start there. There are parents on the same frequency as us and I found the most support and the best advice there. It hasn't worked out for us unfortunately, but it sounds like you have more of a foothold in his life. Good luck. Sending hugs and blessings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tishthedish, post: 706738, member: 17103"] I have been through not being able to speak to my adult son's doctors. It would have been great to have something signed, but at 18 he was fine. Manifestation of his illness in full didn't happen until he was 25. I have written/faxed his doctors (without his knowing, he would have flipped). They are under no obligation to share his information with you, but you may tell them anything you like. That's what I learned in my NAMI Family to Family class. This is such good advice. My husband and I didn't realize that he was getting sick. He was at college and then at grad school and didn't live at home for 6 years. It was in grad school he buckled. He put such expectations on himself and we thought him capable of anything. After a long while he took medication, moved home and got a full-time job. We didn't realize it was too much pressure on him until it was too late. He was insisting he was fine and we wanted to believe it so badly we stood down. We live in a major metropolitan area and he had the best medical care. He just wouldn't/couldn't maintain. If my son would have been amenable I would have beaten the bushes for recommendations, reviews, studies, anything to give me insight or an idea of where he could get help. Sometimes just getting the right person on the phone, the one who will talk to you or tell you who is the better doctor in the practice might make a difference. If you haven't contacted your local NAMI chapter, I'd start there. There are parents on the same frequency as us and I found the most support and the best advice there. It hasn't worked out for us unfortunately, but it sounds like you have more of a foothold in his life. Good luck. Sending hugs and blessings. [/QUOTE]
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