Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Jackson, MS
Mom of 16 Year Old Daughter Newly Diagnosed With Bipolar Posted: 12-12-05 11:32am
My daughter has just within the past two
weeks diagnosed with bipolar. She is
currently in a behavioral treatment
facility, and it will be two weeks this
wednesday that's been there. I visited
her this past saturday and she was very
upbeat and excited about getting
discharged this week (we were initially
hoping for today, monday).
Then when we (me and her g'ma) visited her
yesterday (sunday), she was very
distraught and crying and pleading with me
to take her home. I realize this is
partly her trying to manipulate me, but I
also feel like she has improved in many
ways, and it is time for her to come home.
We discussed this with the nurse
supervisor who was there last night, and I
again called the day shift nurse (who I
really like a lot!) and told her our
concerns for my daughter this morning.
I'm supposed to call her back in an hour
or so, to see what they feel the status is
on my daughter.
I don't know what i'm looking for her - I
guess I just needed a place to vent. It
is so horrible as a mom to leave your
child sobbing, pleading to come home,
saying that that you don't really "love"
her. My mind realizes it's manipulation
and trying to get her way - but the "mom"
part of me is just dying.
I want her to come home so badly. It is
two weeks today that she has been away
from home - she's never been away from
home more than 3 days, and definitely not
in this type of environment. (she stayed
at the detention center for 2 days, then
was moved to the behavioral treatment
facility).
I miss her so much. I'm just at my
wit's end. She wants me to just "take
her out", which I cannot do, because she
has to have the psychiatrist, her doc, to
prescribe her meds, plus insurance would
not look favorably upon just taking her
out without the physician's recommendation
for her discharge.
This is so hard. :( :(
any input from ya'll??? Words of
encourgement??
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firefly09
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 45 Location: UK
Posted: 12-12-05 14:01pm
Hi, it sounds like your a supportive mum,
and that you are doing everything you
possibly can do, even coming onto this
forum and posting what you did shows that
you care.
Its good that your daughter is in the best
hands right now she can be, sometimes it
takes years before a person has been
diagnosed and on the right medication, and
being in hospital will ensure they can
watch her respond to medication and have
already given her a diagnoses.
Hope this helps
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BPjoe23
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 111 Location: dfw tx
Posted: 12-15-05 04:10am
It for the best it sounds like you are
good mom,your daughter is geting the help
she needs right now.Its good that your
daughter is in the best hands right now
she can be, sometimes it takes 7 to 8
years on avg.
Before a person has been diagnosed.It also
take a while for them to find the right
medication, and being in hospital will
ensure they can watch her respond to
medication and have already given her a
diagnoses.
Hope this helps
