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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul1" data-source="post: 674856" data-attributes="member: 19755"><p>Hi everyone...i haven't posted in quite a while as have been dealing with the nightmare, that finally realized itself - my son attempted suicide by overdosing on his medications.</p><p></p><p>If you see original post, my post, i had serious concerns about him moving out on his own in a basement apartment. He has been living in a group home for about 1.5 years and seemed to be doing well. Until his dad passed away from a heart attach in May, 2015. I tried to support my son as best i could and try to relax his fears about moving out, but the day before we were to sign the lease, i got the call that he was found slouched over with empty pill bottles on the floor next to him. It was due to me calling the group home office they found him, as i was concerned he sounded really down and made a comment about i don't want to live like this anymore.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to day, he was admitted to in the inpt. mental health floor of the hospital. The psychiatrist was ready to release him the day after he awoke from the medications overdose! - lorazapam and seroquel! I was dumbfounded how they could release him so quickly without any treatment. He kept telling them he was fine and telling me he was fine. Yet, when i asked him if he understood what he had done, he tried to downplay it saying, well he is fine and he 'woke' up. I said to him, had i not called to look in on you, I likely would not be speaking to him today....to which he simply said 'maybe that is for the best, ihave nothing to live for'. I reported this to the psychiatrist saying that he is only telling him what he needs to say in order to get released.</p><p></p><p>So at my urging, they admitted him, but now, they are saying he can be discharged and can attend a day mental health program. Problem is, he is still very depressed. Also the group home where he was living won't take him back as he is deemed 'too high risk' and they are not staffed 24 hrs a day. In the past, if you refer to my original post, him living with me has not worked to say the least. It's like he regresses and does nothing for himself - no motivation to get up to go to school or work. Sits playing video games all day and my fear is this will happen again. Even when he spends some time with me on weekends, i usually can't wait for him to leave as he doesn't respect my rules. Also, when i go shopping for example, i ask him to come with me to help me carry groceries..to which he says he doesn't want to. I also asked him not to use the stove as he nearly burnt down my kitchen once as he 'forgot it was on' and a grease fire resulted! But he repeatedly ignores my requests and continues to use the stove unsupervised. My heart tugs as i want to help him in his recovery - but my brain tells me it won't work. He will be fine for a couple of days, and then he goes back to his old bad habbits.</p><p></p><p>To answer your question, no he is not a drug user, nor does he drink. He has tried marijuana and he said he didn't like it as it seemed to increased his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) thoughts even more afterwards, so seems he has not tried it again.</p><p></p><p>I want him to be admitted to their mental health facility that specializes in treating difficult cases of mental illness. I meet with the psychiatrist tomorrow. My son and i went out on the weekend to look into group homes. Initially he wanted to live alone, but i am very leary of leaving him alone with his medications, and the stress of being in a place by himself and moving only puts him in the same situation that provoked his overdose in the first place!! I want to relay this to the psychiatric team tomorrow. We saw some terrible group homes, and found a somewhat decent one yesterday. There are persons with mental illness and some persons i can tell are recovering from substance abuse. I fear putting him into a population will make him worse?? Not sure, but the lady who runs the home seems really caring as does the owner of the home. My son thought this place wasn't bad and he liked it the best out of all the ones we saw. I explained to him that once he stabilizes on his medications, and gets counselling, he can look into getting a place on his own or with roomates if he so chooses.</p><p></p><p>Any opinions on anyone who has gone thru a similar situation with their adult child attempting suicide??? Did you allow them to continue to live alone? in a group home setting where their medications are supervised? I was told there would be supports that would meet with him daily/weekly but the thought of him with his medications alone terrifies me! </p><p></p><p>Any suggestions is most welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LostSoul1, post: 674856, member: 19755"] Hi everyone...i haven't posted in quite a while as have been dealing with the nightmare, that finally realized itself - my son attempted suicide by overdosing on his medications. If you see original post, my post, i had serious concerns about him moving out on his own in a basement apartment. He has been living in a group home for about 1.5 years and seemed to be doing well. Until his dad passed away from a heart attach in May, 2015. I tried to support my son as best i could and try to relax his fears about moving out, but the day before we were to sign the lease, i got the call that he was found slouched over with empty pill bottles on the floor next to him. It was due to me calling the group home office they found him, as i was concerned he sounded really down and made a comment about i don't want to live like this anymore. Fast forward to day, he was admitted to in the inpt. mental health floor of the hospital. The psychiatrist was ready to release him the day after he awoke from the medications overdose! - lorazapam and seroquel! I was dumbfounded how they could release him so quickly without any treatment. He kept telling them he was fine and telling me he was fine. Yet, when i asked him if he understood what he had done, he tried to downplay it saying, well he is fine and he 'woke' up. I said to him, had i not called to look in on you, I likely would not be speaking to him today....to which he simply said 'maybe that is for the best, ihave nothing to live for'. I reported this to the psychiatrist saying that he is only telling him what he needs to say in order to get released. So at my urging, they admitted him, but now, they are saying he can be discharged and can attend a day mental health program. Problem is, he is still very depressed. Also the group home where he was living won't take him back as he is deemed 'too high risk' and they are not staffed 24 hrs a day. In the past, if you refer to my original post, him living with me has not worked to say the least. It's like he regresses and does nothing for himself - no motivation to get up to go to school or work. Sits playing video games all day and my fear is this will happen again. Even when he spends some time with me on weekends, i usually can't wait for him to leave as he doesn't respect my rules. Also, when i go shopping for example, i ask him to come with me to help me carry groceries..to which he says he doesn't want to. I also asked him not to use the stove as he nearly burnt down my kitchen once as he 'forgot it was on' and a grease fire resulted! But he repeatedly ignores my requests and continues to use the stove unsupervised. My heart tugs as i want to help him in his recovery - but my brain tells me it won't work. He will be fine for a couple of days, and then he goes back to his old bad habbits. To answer your question, no he is not a drug user, nor does he drink. He has tried marijuana and he said he didn't like it as it seemed to increased his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) thoughts even more afterwards, so seems he has not tried it again. I want him to be admitted to their mental health facility that specializes in treating difficult cases of mental illness. I meet with the psychiatrist tomorrow. My son and i went out on the weekend to look into group homes. Initially he wanted to live alone, but i am very leary of leaving him alone with his medications, and the stress of being in a place by himself and moving only puts him in the same situation that provoked his overdose in the first place!! I want to relay this to the psychiatric team tomorrow. We saw some terrible group homes, and found a somewhat decent one yesterday. There are persons with mental illness and some persons i can tell are recovering from substance abuse. I fear putting him into a population will make him worse?? Not sure, but the lady who runs the home seems really caring as does the owner of the home. My son thought this place wasn't bad and he liked it the best out of all the ones we saw. I explained to him that once he stabilizes on his medications, and gets counselling, he can look into getting a place on his own or with roomates if he so chooses. Any opinions on anyone who has gone thru a similar situation with their adult child attempting suicide??? Did you allow them to continue to live alone? in a group home setting where their medications are supervised? I was told there would be supports that would meet with him daily/weekly but the thought of him with his medications alone terrifies me! Any suggestions is most welcome! [/QUOTE]
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