This sounds awfully scarey....
Could you take him to the emergeny room?
He needs to be sedated so that he doesn't hurt you or any one else....
Do you have any haldol?
there should be another pdoc on call for your pdoc who is out of town....
I think taking him to the er is the safest thing.
I wish he had better more sustained results with his meds.
It seems like he goes ok for a while then the putter out.
hugs to you my dear.
bizi

Mrs Bear

This is distressing because your a Mother, and the primary carer.

When some one says they want to kill themselves, you advise them to seek medical intervention. When someone says they are told by external voices to hurt themselves or others, you should call 999[911 in the USA]

In the UK, UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT of 19 seventy.....something. People in an acute pyschotic state can be detained be in an hospital environment, and if need be under this act against their will, this is called a SECTION, this is done by two doctors, and one or two proffessional persons[ usualy police officers].

Mrs Bear please do NOT see your son's current episode through the eyes as a Mother,

WES is unwell and his thoughts are not of this realm. He is clinical unwell and his thought process is not in the realms of normality. If this means hospitalisation through force is the course needed then so be it.

Your ultimate aim is that WES and Others remain Safe.......


Mrs Brown make the call tonight, to the appropriate bodies and tell them your son is in CRISIS...

PLEASE GOD BE BE BRAVE, AND ABOVE ALL BE SAFE.


David and one for WES

Mrs. Bear,

I agree with David. Hugs to you and may you have the strenght to do the right thing.

befuddled2

Dear Mrs. Bear,
I hope that Wes is safe tonight.

I don't know any good advice except I have heard that sometimes people do better when they lower the AP -- these meds are so tricky sometimes. Also, Bizi's suggestion for Haldol sounds good . . . . maybe keep Haldol around for emergencies -- but maybe you already had that talk with the pdoc.


Mari

He is safe. He's home. He went through a major high for a few hours and finally slept. Still hearing voices and hitting bottom again.

Haldol! Never heard of it. But now I have something to talk to the pdoc with in the morning.

Bless you all.

Dave, I am not ignoring you. I am taking your advice very seriously. The only reason he is not in the hospital right now is because he is controlling his violent impulses. Here in the states, we have to be a threat to ourselves and others. Thank heavens he is not there quite yet. Very close, but his self control awes me.

Wes goes through psycotic episodes about 2 to 3 times a year. This is the first time it has been prolonged with out a break or response to meds. Even when I hospitalized him 2 years ago, it didn't last this long. He's been like this since he was 12. If you were to look at his dosages, you would be astounded he walks and talks.

He is sleeping in the room next to us and he is never out of me or my husbands site. Never. Plus, for unknown reasons, our family dog calms him. Keeps him together. *shrugs* hey if it works.......

Thank you. Thank you, thank you.

I will let you know what the pdoc has to offer in the morning.

Dear Mrs. Bear,

You are kind to come on here with the update to let us know that things are under control. I'm glad that he is sleeping.

I'm guessing that the men in your life are deeply devoted to you for your ability to keep them close when they need it.

That's great that the doggie helps. Is the dog sleeping with him? I can see that the dog would keep him calm.

On another forum a host talks about her psychiatric service dog. Apparently, she is schizoaffective I think. For example, the dog helps a lot with her hallucinations by not alerting to them. If the dog doesn't see anything, the owner, knows that the thing is not happening -- not sure if that makes sense. I could direct you to her if you want. She is very helpful and participates in NAMI and such. . . . Anyway, something to think about for the future perhaps.

Mari

Mrs Bear,

I am so glad things calmed down, good luck at the p-doc's. Pets can be calming.

Hang in there....keep us posted....good luck

Nikko