...but I'm here because a dear friend's 20 year old son is.
I've been trying to provide her the support I can for the past 6+ months, since her son's situation became something that required it be addressed. Most of this support has been online. But I am not qualified in any way.
I want to do all I can for her, and for him. For various reasons not at all connected to her son, she's stretched. She's been soldiering on valiantly, but as someone who can be far more for her than I have been, I need to equip myself as best I can. Which is why I'm here.
Right now, she's with her son on 'holiday' in Florida. (Yes, this is connected to the 'various reasons'.) I spoke to her this morning and her son has been struggling. He's gone back on meds, so some things are better, but not others.
He's on Seroquel XR, currently 150 Mg/day.
He's not happy about any of 'this', including fighting the diagnosis. (It appears as if there might be some truth to the diagnosis not being fully accurate, but I'll leave that for now.) From her description, it seems he might have akathisia. And he is taking a non-prescription sleep-aid; because he's been labelled as having a 'drug issue'...marijuana...he cannot be prescribed anything.
I have a kajillion questions. And after reading through many of the posts here, I can imagine there will be two or three posters who I can rely on for some solid commentary and input. So I will just put up my hand to ask for as much help as is available here. *puts up his hand, waving it patiently*
(What I can see from a distance is that though he's been in a clinic and had a psychiatrist and a counsellor, *she* has not been prepared very well at all by the professionals on her son's team. From what I have gathered, there are certain consistencies regarding the path that a bipolar treads, at least for the first couple of years. Things to *generally* expect. Phases a person goes through (such as the number of times they're on and off their meds -while it's all being dialed-in- before they 'accept' that they have to address their situation in a particular way...that is, to concede that there's an identifiable problem at all, and that some sound strategies must be brought to bear.)
I thank you in advance for helping me, and in turn helping my friend assist her son on this inordinately difficult journey.
I've been trying to provide her the support I can for the past 6+ months, since her son's situation became something that required it be addressed. Most of this support has been online. But I am not qualified in any way.
I want to do all I can for her, and for him. For various reasons not at all connected to her son, she's stretched. She's been soldiering on valiantly, but as someone who can be far more for her than I have been, I need to equip myself as best I can. Which is why I'm here.
Right now, she's with her son on 'holiday' in Florida. (Yes, this is connected to the 'various reasons'.) I spoke to her this morning and her son has been struggling. He's gone back on meds, so some things are better, but not others.
He's on Seroquel XR, currently 150 Mg/day.
He's not happy about any of 'this', including fighting the diagnosis. (It appears as if there might be some truth to the diagnosis not being fully accurate, but I'll leave that for now.) From her description, it seems he might have akathisia. And he is taking a non-prescription sleep-aid; because he's been labelled as having a 'drug issue'...marijuana...he cannot be prescribed anything.
I have a kajillion questions. And after reading through many of the posts here, I can imagine there will be two or three posters who I can rely on for some solid commentary and input. So I will just put up my hand to ask for as much help as is available here. *puts up his hand, waving it patiently*
(What I can see from a distance is that though he's been in a clinic and had a psychiatrist and a counsellor, *she* has not been prepared very well at all by the professionals on her son's team. From what I have gathered, there are certain consistencies regarding the path that a bipolar treads, at least for the first couple of years. Things to *generally* expect. Phases a person goes through (such as the number of times they're on and off their meds -while it's all being dialed-in- before they 'accept' that they have to address their situation in a particular way...that is, to concede that there's an identifiable problem at all, and that some sound strategies must be brought to bear.)
I thank you in advance for helping me, and in turn helping my friend assist her son on this inordinately difficult journey.
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