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Bipolar, ADD son, now 29 and back at home... :-(
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<blockquote data-quote="theboyzmom" data-source="post: 706925" data-attributes="member: 21272"><p>Again thank you all for the encouraging comments. I have given much thought to all of this.</p><p>Actually last year he was on disability and getting free medications but he wanted to work so he could save for a car. Because he worked in fast food service (the only place he could get hired) he made more than $16K and they kicked him off assistance. But when he tried to buy his own insurance we realized the cost of his prescriptions was almost more than he took home each month ( net) So its almost as if they force people to go on disability because they can't afford to survive on their own. As mentioned he is highly functional and wants to work (sometimes he dreams too much about being a CEO) but if he is to get help for medications, he has to scale back to qualify for assistance. Its a very frustrating thing. He wants to be productive and have a job, yet now with the prescription costs his choice is limited. Either go back on Medicaid (and be sane) or work 60 hours a week and struggle, live at home and skip some medications. Terrible conundrum and it makes him talk again about giving up on his life.</p><p>I am making an appointment with his doctor, this is a rural county center so they try to do as much as they are able. We (my husband and I) realize his limitations and accept the fact that he may never realize his dreams or maybe move out, but he doesn't see it yet. I am not one to burst his bubble and destroy the little confidence he has left. He may go back on Medicaid and try to do something like cut lawns or computer work. Believe it or not he graduated with a BS in Computer science and when he is immersed in the hard drive and circuit boards and formatting software he is in his glory, even though he may forget to shower, shave and eat <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> We joke and call him the family nerd. So far we are 9 mos. on Prozac and Lamictal only, and life with him is manageable. He just needs to find a job where he doesn't make too much money legally ( joke right?) No one can live on $16K. Its almost a comedy....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="theboyzmom, post: 706925, member: 21272"] Again thank you all for the encouraging comments. I have given much thought to all of this. Actually last year he was on disability and getting free medications but he wanted to work so he could save for a car. Because he worked in fast food service (the only place he could get hired) he made more than $16K and they kicked him off assistance. But when he tried to buy his own insurance we realized the cost of his prescriptions was almost more than he took home each month ( net) So its almost as if they force people to go on disability because they can't afford to survive on their own. As mentioned he is highly functional and wants to work (sometimes he dreams too much about being a CEO) but if he is to get help for medications, he has to scale back to qualify for assistance. Its a very frustrating thing. He wants to be productive and have a job, yet now with the prescription costs his choice is limited. Either go back on Medicaid (and be sane) or work 60 hours a week and struggle, live at home and skip some medications. Terrible conundrum and it makes him talk again about giving up on his life. I am making an appointment with his doctor, this is a rural county center so they try to do as much as they are able. We (my husband and I) realize his limitations and accept the fact that he may never realize his dreams or maybe move out, but he doesn't see it yet. I am not one to burst his bubble and destroy the little confidence he has left. He may go back on Medicaid and try to do something like cut lawns or computer work. Believe it or not he graduated with a BS in Computer science and when he is immersed in the hard drive and circuit boards and formatting software he is in his glory, even though he may forget to shower, shave and eat :-) We joke and call him the family nerd. So far we are 9 mos. on Prozac and Lamictal only, and life with him is manageable. He just needs to find a job where he doesn't make too much money legally ( joke right?) No one can live on $16K. Its almost a comedy.... [/QUOTE]
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