[Mary Gumbo]

My friend admitted to hospital refusing to eat and at times catatonic administered benzos and there was a miracle she was her self but they didn't stop there they then gave her neroleptics and atipsychotics now she is worse almost comatose and cursing every breath now what they took those drusgs away and now are giving her Ativan and propranolol which in itself can cause catatonia they say it doesn't what to do

[IceCreamKid]

Originally Posted by Mary Gumbo

My friend admitted to hospital refusing to eat and at times catatonic administered benzos and there was a miracle she was her self but they didn't stop there they then gave her neroleptics and atipsychotics now she is worse almost comatose and cursing every breath now what they took those drusgs away and now are giving her Ativan and propranolol which in itself can cause catatonia they say it doesn't what to do

Who is giving you the information about your catatonic friend? I think at this point you can wait a bit until the doctors have formalized their diagnosis of your friend; she may have more than one problem going on. The fact that she is almost comatose yet cursing may be an important symptom. Give this a little more time.

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by Mary Gumbo

My friend admitted to hospital refusing to eat and at times catatonic administered benzos and there was a miracle she was her self but they didn't stop there they then gave her neroleptics and atipsychotics now she is worse almost comatose and cursing every breath now what they took those drusgs away and now are giving her Ativan and propranolol which in itself can cause catatonia they say it doesn't what to do

Im sorry your friend has to go through this and you have to sit by and watch her go through this...if you are in America thats all you can do....sit and wait it out. you see here in America the laws says the only way other people outside of the patient and treatment providers can do anything is if the patient has been court declared "insane" "incompetent" "not able to make their own decisions. then if this happens the American courts appoint a "guardian"/ "Conservator" / "representative, who then over sees that mentally ill persons rights like treatment options. Unless the courts have appointed you to be this persons guardian or conservator or representative you cant do a thing, you must wait this out and leave your friends treatment up to her treatment providers and herself.

that said it sometimes takes trying many meds and many dosages to find the right one or mixture of meds that will work right for people who have mental illness. with my bipolar it took no less than 8 medication combo's before arriving at one combo that worked the way my treatment provider and I wanted it to, then after a while it stopped working so we were right back to the trial and error process of finding the right one again.

like I said if in America All you can do is sit back be there for your friend when she wants to visit with you and leave the treatment plans up to her and her treatment providers. unfortunately t hat it.