Going Great

It's been quite a while since my last entry. I am happy to say that my son is doing extraordinarly well. And he is on a bare minimun of meds. Right now he is taking Clozaril, Ability, Paxil and Klonopin. This combination is working for him!!! He still has auditory halluciantions, but he knows who is real and who is not. Also what he does see is out side our home. He sees people looking in our window. Now I can understand why he likes to keep all of the blinds closed all the time.

The addition of Paxil to his meds has helped him greatly inthe area of OCD. He no longer feels obsessed like has has no choice. This is a huge stride for him. He reports actually enjoying life!!! What more could a mother ask for?

I've been feeling a bit down and a bit overwhelmed by the care needed for my son lately. He needs a job so that is isn't home constantly. He's tried so very hard to get a job ANYWHERE!!! He can and has workedd in the past. I'm hoping that with kids gone back to school that may open up some opportunities for him.

Other than that he is doing exceptionally well. His SZ symptoms are quite a bit diminished as is his anxiety. His biggest complaint is that of having nothing to do. I'm hoping he can get some sort of job soon!!!!

Home from the hospital......

My son is now home from the hospital and is doing exceptionally well. He is on different meds and lower dosages than before. His anxiety and OCD prooblems have lessened and his SZ symptoms are greatly reduced. Which makes me a happy mom!!!

Update on my son

My son is still in the psych hospital. He has been moved from the maximum security unit he was first in to a floor where there is much more independence and activities. He has taken an interest in his appearance...whcih is a good sign for him. On Monday he is to be exaluated to see if he would qualify to get into a SIP apartment. (Supported Independent Program). After that it will take about a month or so to actually find him a placement.

His schizophrenic symptoms have greatly diminished....and he is on lower dosages of the same meds he was taking before. The one thing that has been great to see is that Paxil has been added to his list of meds. This particular med is a huge help to him with anxiety and OCD behavior.

So....all in all he is doing well.

Things change by the hour...

One minutes it's this and the next it's that. One p doc says he should remain inpatient till he can be placed in a SIP apartment. The next doc says he should be discharged, go home, and wait it out at home.

I wonder how the p doc would feel if he had to spend his life with someone who recently had a homicidal psychotic episode???

Doing much better

In the past week Dan is doing much better in regards to having psychotic symptoms. He was put on a once a month time released injection of Haldol and it has done him wonders! Unfortunately the drug also has some serious long term implications....so he will have to be carefully monitored. He is still hallucinating but once again he has learned how to tell the "real" people from the hallucinations. When in doubt he just asks one of the staff if that person is real or not.

He will more than likely be moved to a different floor of the hospital this week. The floor he is on is for severely mentally ill people and Dan has recovered enough that he no longer needs that level of care. From there he will decide whether to go to a group home or an assisted living residence.

As for me...I am just thanful to have my son back!!!

A very difficult time...

I'm sory I have not posted much in the last few days.  I've been rather down in the dumps with what is going on with my son.  Dan's psychologist called me yesterday.  She told me that Dan was in pretty bad shape and that we could expect him to be where he is for a lengthy amount of time.  He has been put back on anti-psychotic meds but they are not having any effect on him yet.  Another issue is that Dan wants to sign himself out of the hospital against medical advice.  His p doc cannot allow this currently as Dan is considered potentially suicidal/homicidal.  She will be getting an attorney and they will go to court where Dan will losehis guardianship to whomever the court appoints....most likely the team of doctors and therapists that are working with Dan.  No one from our family has talked with Dan because he is unable to conversewith anyone due to the psychotic state he is in.  I have to work this afternoon, but my husband is going to go see Dan this afternoon.  I have tomorrow afternoon off so I will have to wait till then to see Dan.

What can I say?  I am trying to cope, doing ok with it...but have a broken heart!