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Mar 21, 2011, 01:59 PM
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For those of you who don't know me, my sister and I are both BP. well, I am finally doing ok, but now my sister is starting to overmedicate and is having conversations with people who aren't there.
My brother in law is telling me he is really worried about her and I don't know what to do. All I can do is go over to her house and see if she will talk to me. I am afraid she will end up back in the hospital on the meds that she hates, seeing the docs that she hates. Then she will get out and stop taking the meds again because she says they mess her up. What should I do? All I can really do is tell her to go see her physician (who she will only see now). I am so worried about her that I am starting to have anxiety attacks now and I can't seem to calm myself. My klonopin is not helping right now. 
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Mar 21, 2011, 02:25 PM
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You might try to get her hospitalized so they can stabilize her.
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Mar 21, 2011, 02:28 PM
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Mar 22, 2011, 07:37 AM
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Well, I went to my sisters house after work and she was sleeping, so I didn't wake her. My brother in law called her doc and told them that she was overmedicating and they wanted to get her in at 2:30. So he let her sleep until about 45 minutes before the appt. He woke her, she called them and cancelled and when she found out he told them she was overmedicating she flipped out on him and told him she was moving out and cussed him out....then went back to bed. They are going to discharge her. *sigh* Not much you can do when she is an adult making her own decisions is there?
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Mar 22, 2011, 07:48 AM
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She needs to be in hospital. The situation sounds dangerous
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Mar 22, 2011, 08:16 AM
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Mar 22, 2011, 05:21 PM
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Well, the mean answer is, 72 hour hold. But I'm not so sure your sister would be happy with that.
What exactly do you mean by "overmedicating?" What is she taking?
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Mar 23, 2011, 10:28 AM
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What I mean by "overmedicating" was that she would forget that she took her meds and then take them again. She is on cymbalta, ativan(?sp) and something else I forget.
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Mar 23, 2011, 10:33 AM
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Oh no....I'm so sorry this is happening!
You need to take care of yourself too. HUGS
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Mar 23, 2011, 11:15 AM
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Mar 25, 2011, 10:47 PM
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Hi onlymedid,
I am having the same struggle with my best friend. Everything you have said is the SAME thing that is going on here. She is not taking her medicine consistently and is participating in VERY unsafe behavior. But, because she is an adult, has not admitted or believes her diagnosis, nevermind participating in manic behavior, there is essentially NOTHING that we can do. I feel so helpless. She needs professional intervention but will never accept it. She has been hospitalized two times and she blames me for it. Her parents have gone back to their home out of state because she has threatened to leave and never return unless they did. So, they are waiting for "rock bottom" whatever that is. I can't imagine it getting worse. Anyway, I can't imagine it being my sister. It sucks. Mostly because there is nothing that we can do but sit back and watch. I have to now wait for whatever her family thinks is "rock bottom." I hope that you are able to reach your sister. Keep your head up. There is only so much you can do. People tell me the same and I shrug it off. But, over these past few days I have slowly begun to step back. Good Luck |
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Mar 26, 2011, 12:26 PM
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Thank you LJMG, it is very hard to watch and just sit back and let her and my brother in law deal with it. It does suck. I saw her last night and she looked a little better, although tired, as usual.
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