Can Anyone Explain to Us... Posted: 08-03-05 00:23am
My husband and I are going through a lot
right now. Three weeks ago we had to
admit my sister in law into the hospital,
after a day or two in emergency the
doctors were able to see what we saw in
that r (we'll use that instead of her
name) was just not herself. Earlier in
the week r started seeing things, spirits,
people and heard things that weren't
there.
After two days in the hospital the doctors
committed her under the mental health act
(that means 30 days).
Fast forward to the present, r is doing a
little better, they are still keeping her
at the hospital full time and probably
will for a few more weeks but at least
through treatment she seems to be able to
at least chat with us a little but it
seems impossible to keep her on topic for
more than a minute.
I guess what my question is, and I am
getting to it..... Is there anyone out
there that can help by telling me what we
can do for her? The doctors give us vague
answers....Should we be there as much as
we can or does that slow her recovery?
Should we be going to some sort of support
group? Her boyfriend is mentally abusive
to her and keeps setting her back (when he
comes around that is) should we support
her in staying with her or take a stand
against him.
Any thoughts or insight is much
appreciated. Until a few weeks ago we
never thought that we would ever have to
deal with this so the learning curve is
feeling a little steep right now.
Many thanks,
j
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slam
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 100
Posted: 08-03-05 11:13am
It's a very good idea to give support.
She should be around people she loves.
They will most likely give more medication
than is needed. Pay attention to the
side effects like restlessness or
drowsiness. Find out what kind of
medication. Do some research on it.
Probably what she is taking right now, she
will remain for awhile unless there is
negative side effects. Sometimes it is
not good to depend on doctors too much,
they like to give more medication.
Sometimes time is a better medicine to
heal.
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JennyP
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 8 Location: Vancouver
Wednesday Update Posted: 08-03-05 20:42pm
Thank you for responding back.
Yes I totally agree with watching the
doctors, I am not sure where you are from
but in vancouver we have amazing doctors
the only problem is that they are so
overworked. They have enough time to get
around to the patients but we have to book
a day or two in advance to try and talk to
them.
As for the medication: she is on
alanzopine to try and stabilize her brain
chemistry. They think now that her
psychosis may have been the result of drug
use (ecstasy or meth). So we are hopefull
that there is a chance that this is her
only episode.
The doctors think that she should be able
to get out by the end of next week. We
have an out of town family wedding that
she really wants to be at and it will
devistate her is she can't get out.
The one thing that is bothering me today
is this: yesterday she was doing so well,
we were even allowed to take her out of
the hospital for dinner and bring her
home. She helped me cook (her number one
passion), we laughed and it felt like
everything had just gone away.
Today....She is a mess....She is
constantly calling talking about "certain
people" "certain issues" and people coming
to take her and her boyfriend away. She
thinks he owes huge amounts of money.
What is worse is he hasn't called her in a
week (and they live together) she thinks
that he has been abducted but we have
checked with the landlord he has been
stationed at home, smoking up and is close
to getting them evicted.
How do we get him out of her life (or get
him to be a better part of it). Her
mental health, her self esteem and her
ability to battle through the next few
weeks depend on him.
I just don't know what we will do if she
misses the wedding.
Any replies are appreciated, thank you for
letting me ramble.
