Had son involuntarily hospitalized--long

Marijuana psychosis doesn't happen to everyone. Matter of fact it's a pretty low percentage of weed smokers who get it.

I'm BP1 but don't otherwise get psychosis. Mania, on the other hand.....

Thinking of you and your son.

(((((( Rose ))))))


WC

You're his mother and if you think weed started this crazy train then you may be right. For most people weed is ok but for a select few it can be a terrible terrible thing. Also weed is unregulated and could have been laced with something that sent him off the rails.

Long ago when I was a teeny bopper I smoked some that had been mixed with something and I didn't know where I was or who I was. I didn't even recognize my own mother. It was terrifying. She found me leaning against a wall on Bourbon street in New Orleans, she just happened to be walking by. I thought I was home in bed and couldn't figure why there was so many people in my room. Was I psychotic at that time? Yes. That was the only time I've ever been psychotic. That was 45 years ago.

My heart goes out to you.

The weed here is supposed to be regulated, I'm in Washington. But they haven't really done a lot of studies on it, bc it's been illegal for so long. Was told that by a psychiatrist.

Visited him last night, he is doing good. His dad came and my sisters. He's really seeing how the marijuana was making him anxious, paranoid and just not himself. He's bored in there and wants to come home, but he needs to completely stabilize first.

If he's telling the truth, his delusions have lessened. He's going to tell the psychiatrist the what he's really thinking. He promised. I hope he does. I think he will.

Thanks for the support everyone. I really appreciate it.

Thank you for the update, Rose. We're thinking of you.

How is it going today? Is he still on track to come home later this week?

Hey, beyond the rainbow. I'm waiting to hear from the discharge planner. I'm hoping he gets out tomorrow. He's really improved. He said he can't see it was possible the girl murdered midnight, (our cat that had to be put to sleep.) He said they would have detected it. So the delusion has lessened greatly. I'm so relieved for him as well as myself. He was put on a typical ap. Starts with a p. I always have to look it up, lol. But it seems to be working and he doesn't have the constant hunger like with Zyprexa. On Zyprexa he was only willing to take 2.5 mgs. It just wasn't enough.

So I'll let you guys know how he is once he gets out.

I've been having to take extra Zyprexa to sleep. Hopefully I can go back down soon. This has just been very difficult.

Thank you everyone who has been supportive. very much appreciated.

I'm glad he is doing better and tolerating the new med. I hope he feels about to stick to this one.

You've been through a lot; hopefully some time will help you recover and sleep better.

Take care!

Hi Rose,

Thanks for the update. (And thanks to "Rainbow" for asking for an update.)

I am happy for you both; things are looking up!

I am sure you've been very stressed, exhausted and in need of sleep.

I wish I could do more to help, Rose.

Thinking of you!

WC

Thank you so much wc. Yes Im so thankful to the psychiatrist helping him. I got choked up thanking him. Just being supportive means a lot. Thank you.

Well the psychiatrist is increasing the med some and he is staying a little longer. Not sure how long, waiting to hear from the psychiatrist. The new ap he is on is perphenazine.

He was really wanting out today, but I told him we have to do what the Dr. thinks is best. He then understood. He's really bored in there so we're going to take him astronomy books tonight. They don't allow any outside food which sucks. But when he gets out I'm making him his favorite cake.

I miss him terribly and his cat tiger is depressed. He adores my son. But I trust this Dr. Hopefully it won't be much longer...

I'm glad the dr really wants him to stabilize before coming home even thou it sucks he's not home yet.

Talked to psychiatrist. He's not where he wants him to be. He said he will probably stay through the weekend. He wants to see how he does on this new medication. I trust him. Getting ready to go visit him.

Thanks for the support.

My son had akathisia really bad when I visited him. This sucks! They gave him meds to combat it but but it was really hard seeing him go through it. I've had it before too. He couldn't sit still for the visit. I'm hoping and praying he feels better soon.

I'm so sorry he has akathesia. That is so miserable. I guess though it is better to have that happen while he is IP and they can treat it aggressively and immediately; the time I had it worst I went through a couple of weeks of trying OP (I was recovering from surgery so my pdoc tried to avoid sticking me in the hospital) before going IP and it was such a relief when I was IP and they made it go away.

I think akathesia is a risk with older drugs; I know that my pdoc is trying to avoid them with me because I've had a lot of issues with akathesia and other types of EPS on various drugs. That's one reason I'm on clozapine; lower risk of those things.

I hope he feels better very soon.

How are you doing? Are you able to take time to take care of yourself? Are you sleeping better?

Yes I'm sleeping better. Still taking a higher dose of Zyprexa than normal tho. I'm ok, stressed about some other things but that has become my life recently. One thing after another.

Yeah, akathisia is awful. I don't know what they'll do for him med wise now with this happening. I worry hell be in there like 3 weeks. There are no passes allowed or anything so it sucks. Thanks for asking.

My son came home yesterday. He's doing well. They kept him on perphenazine, just gave him some cogent in for the side effects. He's at the gym now. Hopefully he'll stay on this positive streak.

Thanks for the support

I'm so glad for you and him! How are you doing now?

I'm ok, can't seem to sleep without the higher dose of Zyprexa tho. I'm gaining weight so I need to figure something out. See my psych nurse on the 5th of October I think.

Thanks for asking.

Thinking of you and your son, Rose.

(((((( Rose ))))))


WC

Glad your both well.

You are on my mind.
How's it going?


WC

My son is doing better, we had an incident last Saturday but he's doing better. I on the other hand had a pdoc appt yesterday and I've really put the weight on bc of the increased Zyprexa dose. I've been able to lower it some but I just crave sugar like crazy. Last night tho I slept on 3.25 mgs. I hope I can continue to lower it. I was up to 7.5 mgs.

Thanks so much for asking wc. Makes me feel less alone.

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