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Originally Posted by Miguel'smom
Has he been IP before ? I know he’s had enormous amounts of suicidal thinking. I just can’t remember if he’s ever been hospitalized for it. No he has not. We've been trying to convince him to go, he feels that bad, but he refuses saying he has to much to do (school wise) I assured him that as long as he has a hospital note school would be fine. (I'm not sure of this but honestly it doesn't matter,) That they don't keep you forever, about a week is average. We have to do something 2x month therapy and every 2 months pdoc is just not enough right now.
I don't know how long to wait. He's on the lowest dose possible for his meds. He wants to wait until his prescription is out in two weeks. I want to take him at least to the walk in clinic by Tuesday. Our pdoc goes slowly up on medication so even if it's changed it'll only be increased by a little when he needs something that will work faster.
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You must be very concerned! I would get him in for an evaluation and/or in for an admission, if at all possible. He is likely in a very dangerous place. It sometimes only takes a slight increase in energy for young people to have the energy to harm themselves or to take their lives. This is also more likely for young men, who tend to take a more aggressive, more permanent approach simply due to their hormonal status (often a higher amount of testosterone than they are used to handling).
If he goes outpatient and his pdoc increases his medication, please be very careful. This increase can be just enough to give him the energy boost to carry through on his ideation.
It's so much better to be safe than to be sorry.
I am glad you are reaching out here and I hope we can adequatley support you and your family!
Much Love to You and to Your Family!
