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I am intrigued about my sons condition and treatment.
by Devin377, Apr 06, 2008 05:57PM
About four years ago while hospitalized for a psych evaluation after he had went to the ER for alcohol poisoning the doctor their diagnosed him with schizoaffective disorder. He was prescribed Haloperidol but he never took it and ended up in jail two months later after crashing his car into a persons fence. He lost his job and began drifting around the streets living in dope houses as he later told me before me and my husband finally got him into outpatient commitment. Now they have him on his medication in a time released 2 week form but he complains that the drugs are damaging his brain and making him feel like hes being tortured and he continues to claim that he doesn't have any illness at all. Our doctor told us that the side effects of the medication can cause anxiety so he prescribed restoril, cogentin, elavil and lamictal to go with it and claims his inability to understand his illness is something called anosognosia or however its spelt. The medication seems to be working fine except that he's basically a zombie. It's like he's not my son anymore and I asked the doctor if he could lower the dosages or try some other medications but the doctor claims that he would just stop taking them again if he were able.
Are these pills just knocking his brain out or are they treating a medical disease?
Are these pills just knocking his brain out or are they treating a medical disease?
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1: He was diagnosed schizoaffective,
yet;
2: We had to have him put on outpatient commitment, and are now his caregiverrs
but;
3: His medication has made him a zombie
...
So I asked, as a caregiver
1: Are these pills supposed to work like that
and;
2: Should I even have to be a caregiver, aren't these pills supposed to help schizophrenics go back to work and live on their own?
The reason that i suggested, another column is. that mostly the elderly post on this about problems with taking care of their Elderl parents, and you Post will not get read,
I realize you did not mention Anxiety.
There are a lot of people that are schizo, in the other columns.
I have worked with gen, State Mental people for 40 year, and am not a therapist or nurse, I have seen many people as you describe, and certain meds can do it.
If your son can function on his own, no you do not have to be a caregiver, but if he cant, he needs someone ,and as i have not taken these meds i can not say what they will do, because each person, is different, also you mentioned Alsohol poisioing not sure if you are saying that he was drinking or just what?
I have seen many many people that have had mental problem, they can take meds and, get on with their lives and live by themselves some can not function on their own,I guess, only the Dr, can ans this,but there are all different kinds of meds out there, that can help. like i said you will get more answers on another column, as this is for caregivers, mostly for the elderly . If you dont want to post in another column, you will just have to tell the dr, how the meds make your son feel I do know Anxiety, Depression, and drinking, also many other issues leads to a mental problem, but thet can be helped maybe another Dr might help / I wish you lots of luck wish that i could be of more help jo
But we're stuck.
He cant work, he cant function, he can hardly even feed himself and he complains all day long about his eye hurting now, and his lip twitches.
I don't need the CCHR to come to the conclusion that these drugs are only damaging his brain.
huneybee, the link for your alternatives didn't appear.
I need to know, but not from here... Were those scientology wackos right about these things?
Your post did suggest a-mental problem and that is where the psychiatrists, and psychologigts come in, I am also sorry you feel this way. I am quite sure the psychiatrist did all they could for your son, and i know it is hard to accept as i lost a daughter at the end of your first post you said, ( ARE THESE MEDS KNOCKING HIS BRAINS OUT OR TREATING A MEDICAL DISEASE Your son had a mental problem, not medical but I really do not approve about the CCHR Or the Scientology bit because they are almost a hate group as i understand, and do not like the psychiatrists,, or psychologists, and i as a mental worker, and also gen hosp worker have seen many people helped,, and so i do wish you well, and please accept my sympathy for you, and your son, as i know what you are dealing with good luck jo