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09-03-2011, 11:45 AM
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Friends, it's been awhile since I've given you a status update on how my DH is doing. I will tell you, but I have to say, I am a bit confused about his current condition. A brief overview is this: He gradually became manic, with paranoid ideations around the first week in June, and that's when we brought him to the Crisis Center. He stayed at this Psych Facility, I'll call "HH", for nearly two months, and his meds were all changed around; he was taken off of all his previous meds and put on all new psych meds, like Depakote, Risperdal, Trazadone at night, and a anti-anxiety PRN. Once they had him on what they thought was an optimal dose, he was maintained on those doses for the length of his stay. By the end of his stay there, I actually thought he might have been well enough to come home (but my son and his wife were skeptical, so when they wanted to transfer him, I really had no choice but to go along with it).
To complicate matters further, this place did not want to release him to home, even towards the end of his stay, once his mania was controlled and he started acting more like himself. The reason for that was because when he was there back in 2003, he stayed there for six days, fooled them into thinking he was no longer suicidal (remember he has a masters degree in clinical psych, so he knew all the right things to say), and, within two hours after arriving home, he had a very bloody, messy suicide attempt. From there, he was treated in other facilities, was given ECT treatments, which vastly improved his depression, and then recovered. I firmly believe that this was the only reason they wanted to send him to a 'county facility' instead of home. Sorry this is so long, I'll try to wrap it up here...Last part of the story... he was transferred to this other hospital, where they basically left his meds the way they were. I wanted to know what they planned to do, and had his pdoc call me. Unbelieveably, the first thing this doctor said to me was that he was unclear as to why my DH was even sent to this new facility!!  ...At this point, I explained my theory, and he really just listened but seemed to understand the 'logic' behind it all. My main reason to speak with him was because I was concerned because my DH seemed very sluggish, flat and confused when I saw him the night before. To which the pdoc thought he might be over-medicated (duh) and planned to cut back on his Depakote, and increase his antidepressant. He said I would probably see a difference by this week-end. However, last night he was SO VERY QUIET, had very little to say, and just sat there, looking either dazed or tired (when asked he said he was tired).I hope I've explained the situation, such as it is. Now the good news: They had a meeting and told him he was going to be D/C on Friday, Sept 9th!! He seemed to be happy about the news, but I'm still concerned about his demeanor. He has said to me that he doesn't like it there, which could explain his down mood. So far, I haven't gotten anymore out of him than the fact that he wish he could get out NOW, not on Friday. Can anyone help me to shed some light on his current behavior? If it were you in his place, what would you be feeling now? Any insights or suggestions? I'm just perplexed as to his current state, could it have to do with the med reduction? I don't exactly know what the pdoc did with the meds. Any and all points of view or suggestions WELCOMED Thanks in advance! ************** *********** ****************** ** I was so unsure about even writing this long post that I almost deleted the whole thing, so I apologize in advance if this thread is in any way inappropriate. **
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