[cherokee928]

Hello everyone,

It has been a while since I have updated all of you.. I thought for awhile that her pdoc had Bridgette moving in the right direction but in the past 30 days she has completely done a 180 degree turn for the worst. Her dr. re-evaluated her and said she was no longer bi-polar because she was not showing any "highs" just lows and that she was just severly depressed from years of physical and emotional abuse from her mother. They took her off her bipolar meds (lithium) and put her on medication for depression only. They weaned her off the lithium so she didn't go through withdrawls. It has been approx. 60 days that she hasn't been on any lithium at all. She has cut off all her hair, dyed it purple, dresses all in black, claims she is a lesbian now, has cut herself twice in 30 days and tried to commit suicide by taking a handful of medication. She was admitted to the local hospital for 48 hour watch and then released to us, we had an emergency meeting with her pdoc and her therapist the day after she was released from the hospital neither one felt that she was a harm to herself or others... WHAT?? She had tried to kill herself, how do they determine she isn't a threat to herself?? Yesterday she cut herself at school, her pdoc called and told my husband basically nothing except for us NOT to take her to inpatient and that she would have her therapist call us today.. What the hell???? I am worried because the next time she tries something on herself could be the last. I am currently waiting on a phone call from her therapist to see what she thinks we should do. I am totally in a foreign place that I have never been before. I ache for Bridgette to get the help she needs, I literally feel her confusion and pain. She no longer cares about school or herself and I HATE NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ANYTHING!!!! I wonder if the diagnosis was right all along and she is bipolar, or possibly something else is going on.. I for once do not have a clue as to what to do.. Any suggestions would be appreciated, I am currently searching for other places to take her because I feel her current pdoc doesn't have a clue as to what she is doing or what is going on with Bridgette.

Thanks,

Jen

[bizi]

dear Jen, just a quick response as I am running late.
I am sorry that bridgett is so unstable. yes I agree some one new might be best right now. She is acting out from her years of abuse. this will take a long time in therapy to learn how to cope and to deal with that trauma.
HOw old is she?
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

[Dmom3005]

Jen

I responded in the parents forum just now.

But wanted to say hello here too.

If I remember right, she is around 15 or 16.

Donna

[cherokee928]

She is 18 soon to be 19 in a few weeks.

[Dmom3005]

Yep, sorry should have come back and changed the thread. Forgot.

But I brought back your original too.

Donna

[Mari]

Hi, Jen,

You could take her back to the hospital. The pdoc is a bozo. Stop listening to him.

I am currently waiting on a phone call from her therapist to see what she thinks we should do.

Get back to us on what the therapist says. Sometimes the professionals have a different way of looking at the cutting behavior.

I wonder if the diagnosis was right all along and she is bipolar, or possibly something else is going on..

If she was ok on the lithium and now is not, my opinion is that she needs the lithium or an appropriate substitute.

I am currently searching for other places to take her because I feel her current pdoc doesn't have a clue as to what she is doing or what is going on with Bridgette.

Get her to a pdoc as soon as possible while she is still cooperating with you about her medical care.


Mari

[Mari]

Hi, Jenn,

Originally Posted by cherokee928

Hello everyone,

They took her off her bipolar meds (lithium) and put her on medication for depression only. They weaned her off the lithium so she didn't go through withdrawls.

Oh!! Dear!!!!

The poor girl.

The anti-depressant could have sent her into a mixed mood.

I am sorry that she is going through this.


M

[cherokee928]

Thank you Dmom,

Yes I do live in N. Indiana and I will look up thier number and call them. I waited all day and never recieved a phone call from the Therapist.. I am so angry it is not even funny. I left 2 messages and I can guarantee the message she gets tomorrow will not be one she is wanting to hear. It is almost like neither her pdoc or her therapist even care about what she is going through and it angers me to no end.. I will let you all know what happens tomorrow and Dmom, I will most definetely contact them because I am so tired of people that don't care or who are unwilling to help Bridgette..

Thanks to each of you for your kind words and thoughts.
Jen

[Dmom3005]

Yes, I know we all want to know what is going on.

Donna

[cherokee928]

We talked to her pdoc and her therapist. They both agreed that she has not been taking her medicine regularily enough for them to determine if they are helping her or not. They both also informed us that they do not believe she is bipolar, they have rediagnosed her Borderline personality disorder with splitting. They also said panic/anexity and severe depression. i don't know what to believe anymore. My head is spinning off my shoulders. Last Thursday Bridgette decided to throw a "fit" so to speak and after getting on the bus when to her counselor at school and proceeded to tell them that her father and I physically abuse her. Thank goodness her counselor knows this is not the case but Bridgette did not come home after school, but came when we were not home and packed her things and moved in with a friend of hers. She told that family the same thing (that shes abused) and that we kicked her out. The parents of this friend of hers did nto even bother to contact us in any way shape or form they just took her word that she was "homeless" and said she couold live with them. I am seriously at the end of my rope. I am so confused and seriously in shock. I am hurt and feel betrayed although I KNOW she is sick. Not sure what to do anymore.