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08-27-2013, 02:55 AM | #1 | |||
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Well the good news is that he saw an MD and is on the road to a TBI specialist. His being kind of clingy and then bitchy (like about the chicken) tells me that he is agitated and irritable.. (I am making a guess. Not an expert of course.) MDs can knock that out with meds but he might not like the side effects. The paranoia might be the most disturbing thing for the family members to witness, but most of the time MDs have good drugs for this. These meds for TBI and bipolar slow down the brain -- that is good and bad. The dulling can make the person feel awful, groggy, and like he has lost his version of his real self . . . Yet, the drugs can allow the person to pursue a regular life without going around annoying people. And the person can eventually get stable enough to to start thinking about the future. And be patient because it can happen but it is rare that the doctors get the meds right the first time. Sometimes it can take months (or years) to fine tune the meds. Counseling is very important during that time because the person learns to develop new (good) coping behaviors and talks to someone helpful about getting used to being on medications. Do not argue with him. It is not useful. He is sick. If he had a broken leg you would not wonder why he had a hard time climbing up the stairs. With the patience and care of you and your wife and his doctors, he will get much better. M Last edited by Mari; 08-27-2013 at 03:19 AM. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | anneo59 (08-30-2013) |
08-27-2013, 09:02 AM | #2 | ||
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I was very suprised he actually took his meds last night at bedtime. He normally rejects taking any medications. |
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09-08-2013, 12:16 PM | #4 | ||
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Update. Our son is still taking his meds. But he is really pushing boundaries. He has a negative attitude. Often tells us we are lazy if we don't want to do what he wants and when he wants to do something. He uses language that Ed don't approve of and w let him know it. He criticizes everything we do. One sent like how we cook, what we cook, how we drive, what we watch on tv, or even how we shop.
He usually sleeps until about noon then says he doesn't get any sleep. Strange thing the other day my wife and I went to the grocery store around 1130. He called me at 1215 asking where we were and drove quickly to he store. He doesn't like y to be together without him Finally after being rude and criticizing my wife (his mother) and making her cry this morning he refused to apologize. Said he is right, we are lazy and he hasn't done anything wrong. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Dmom3005 (09-08-2013) |
09-08-2013, 01:11 PM | #5 | |||
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Please give him a chance to get his medicines straightened out. The Seroquel / Quetiapine might be helping him but the other ones seem not to be helping. And you do not know yet if the Seroquel / Quetiapine is at the right dose. Does he still have agitation, mood swings, headaches, pains, and paranoia? When you refer to him as pushing boundaries, I feel that you have no idea what he is going through. Bipolar people do not push boundaries like a healthy 15 year old does. Your son is very sick. It is hard for a parent (or anyone) to grasp the full degree of the the bipolar illness and brain injuries. Quote:
I am sorry that your son hurt your wife. Try to avoid those kinds of talks with him for a while. The reason he seems that he has a negative attitude is because he is very very sick. He needs better treatment than he is getting right now. When the medicine is straightened out, he will feel better and act nicer. Mari |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Dmom3005 (09-08-2013) |
09-08-2013, 02:09 PM | #6 | ||
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09-08-2013, 04:04 PM | #7 | |||
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That is weird about the dog. He seems out of touch with reality. The Quetiapine is supposed to help with that. Maybe his anxiety caused that episode. It is good to hear that his mood swings are less severe and less frequent. M |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Dmom3005 (09-14-2013) |
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