klmno
Active Member
Soooo.... As I was checking difficult child's pockets before laundry today, I found an evening dose of medications and asked him about it. He confessed and brought me several other evening dosages. He said he had skipped off and on, evenings only, since being released from psychiatric hospital (almost 2 weeks ago) because they made him so sleepy. I also asked about about a lighter that I had missing, which he denied knowing anything about, then it fell out of a pocket of jeans shortly afterwards.
As I am finishing laundry, he has a meltdown and I am fussing but trying to maintain as I can see that this is a half-way medicated BiPolar (BP) kid who is not functioning so well. I spoke to him a few times about the necessity of taking medications regularly- not only due to court order and mental health- but also because of physical health- internal functioning like thyroid - and that if there were signs of medications not working, the dosages are increased but now I realize that maybe that didn't need to be increased so it is all one messed up situation. Then, he rages on the house (outside- hitting things against the wall) and then acts like he will hit me with something- not too threatening, but enough to tick me off real good. And you know- there is that look in his eyes.
So, I think I have to leave this space before I do something I will regret or before I make things worse because I am royally ticked. I put the dogs into the car and drove around a few mins. difficult child is on a monitor so he can't go anywhere without it being known- albeit she won't know it until tomorrow. I came back to driveway, difficult child comes out and slams himself on car and lies across the trunk. I sat there waiting. He got off the trunk and I sped out of driveway again. I came back about 15-20 mins later. I came in house with dogs and said I wanted everything back that he had taken. He gave me one lighter. I think he has 2 others. (I had been locking these in the car but the power window motor went out so it is useless to lock the car doors now.)
He's calm now and I am supposed to hear back from a therapist tomorrow who sounded good. But I can't expect this therapist to work miracles immediately and I am worried that it might be a day late and a dollar short. We see his psychiatrist on Tues- for what that is worth, basicly, not much at this point. Even if I gave up on him living at home, the local authorites cannot get him in a Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) in-state- they already told me. Suggestions?? Is it legal to duct tape your kid to their bed? (Just kidding)
As I am finishing laundry, he has a meltdown and I am fussing but trying to maintain as I can see that this is a half-way medicated BiPolar (BP) kid who is not functioning so well. I spoke to him a few times about the necessity of taking medications regularly- not only due to court order and mental health- but also because of physical health- internal functioning like thyroid - and that if there were signs of medications not working, the dosages are increased but now I realize that maybe that didn't need to be increased so it is all one messed up situation. Then, he rages on the house (outside- hitting things against the wall) and then acts like he will hit me with something- not too threatening, but enough to tick me off real good. And you know- there is that look in his eyes.
So, I think I have to leave this space before I do something I will regret or before I make things worse because I am royally ticked. I put the dogs into the car and drove around a few mins. difficult child is on a monitor so he can't go anywhere without it being known- albeit she won't know it until tomorrow. I came back to driveway, difficult child comes out and slams himself on car and lies across the trunk. I sat there waiting. He got off the trunk and I sped out of driveway again. I came back about 15-20 mins later. I came in house with dogs and said I wanted everything back that he had taken. He gave me one lighter. I think he has 2 others. (I had been locking these in the car but the power window motor went out so it is useless to lock the car doors now.)
He's calm now and I am supposed to hear back from a therapist tomorrow who sounded good. But I can't expect this therapist to work miracles immediately and I am worried that it might be a day late and a dollar short. We see his psychiatrist on Tues- for what that is worth, basicly, not much at this point. Even if I gave up on him living at home, the local authorites cannot get him in a Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) in-state- they already told me. Suggestions?? Is it legal to duct tape your kid to their bed? (Just kidding)