Last night our boy was admitted to an adolescent psychiatric unit, his 4th. hospital stay in the last 4 months. This time he wasn't being aggressive or threatening; he has responded well to some of his new meds and his anger and aggression are better controlled. The bad news is that he is also experiencing hallucinations, paranoia, and delusions. Unfortunately, he has been on so many meds and they have been changed so often that it's hard to tell what's actually working and what's doing more harm than good. For that reason, our boy is now in a hospital that can wean him from his meds to establish a baseline for his psychological/emotional state and then begin reintroducing medications one at a time. We'll hope that's what happens and that we finally find some help for our son. Now that we have a disability determination and Mass State Health insurance for him, we should have an easier time getting him services...but I'm a bit gun shy at this point.
The other news is that our son was finally officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder, something I've suspected for a while but no one wanted to commit to. The psychiatrist at his current hospital was kind but clear about his diagnosis and hopeful for his treatment plan once he is on the appropriate meds. At least we have a better idea of what we're dealing with...right now, the devil we know seems preferable to the one we don't. Keep us in your thoughts...
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All my thoughts and prayers are with you... <3
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