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06/19/2012 10:31 AM
208reclinata
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My 23 year old son is in complete denial of his bi-polar disorder. He refuses to take his meds and to voluntarily see a psychiatrist. He was recently hospitalized after we had him involuntarily committed...only to be prematurely discharged by the hospital while he was still having delusions. We are once again at our wits end as he his verbally abusive and having delusions of grander. I was a practicioner in the field, and am very familiar with the condition, but it is so very difficult for my wife and I to continue to live with our son. It has been suggested that we pack his bags and tell him to leave, but this is very difficult for us to do as we believe that he will end up on the streets and decompensate further. I am looking for others in the same predicament and for some recommendations as to how to deal with this, especially with his non-compliance with taking his meds....which is the key to his recovery. Any thoughts?
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06/19/2012 11:34 AM  Top
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Hello and welcome to this group. I'm very sorry to hear your son is in denial of his disorder, this must be terrible him not taking his meds and he's getting more and more ill, i don't really have much advice i don't know what to tell you i can understand why you don't want to tell him to leave due to worrying about where and what he'll do, if he's dangerous you will need to call 911 or if he's not dangerous and you find him getting more dellusional, paronoid and just not functioning don't hesitate to call the ER get him in the hospital. So sorry to hear his last stay at the hospital they released him even tho you say he was dellusional. I wish you all the best
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06/19/2012 12:43 PM  Top
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I am so sorry that this is happening.

I know this is not ideal but aren't there medications that are injections that you can FORCE a person that is noncompliant to take once a week? I could be wrong but I thought I had read that in the past.

That must be very difficult.

I had trouble when I was about 22 as well with medications. I stopped them several times which did not work out well.

Currently, I am taking medications but I am much older, 29...

Can you tell him about websites and just ask him to see if he relates?

Can you ask him to just TRY the medications to see if it improves his mood? If he feels better he would be more prone to taking him medications I would think. Sometimes medications can make you feel like a zombie and then NO one wants to take those medications. However, if you find the RIGHT combination of medications for you people feel much MUCH better and their quality of life improves dramatically.

I am sorry that these might not be the best answers.

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06/19/2012 11:08 PM  Top
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Sometimes the person needs to hit rock bottom before they will come out of their denial, perhaps cutting your son off with trigger this to happen? Are you able to have him committed again?

I am sure its hard being his parents but you need to look after yourselves too in order to be there for him.

Best of luck

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06/20/2012 04:01 AM  Top
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I have a son who is now 30. He was diagnosed when he was 14. (long story) After many ups and downs he is now stable and on meds. Alcohol played a big role in his having many problems. My heart goes out to you. I know how hard it is to see an adult child struggling. One of the big milestones is when he realized after a terrible two years of extreme behaviors, that he needed to get help. We had to change doctors, and find him help miles away. He was in a daily out-patient program for months. Now is working, stable, and manages his own treatment. It was not easy but it can be done.

I hope your son finds the help he needs. There is hope. I never thought mine would be doing as well as he is now.

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06/22/2012 11:12 AM  Top
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Thank you all for your concern and suggestions as they are so much appreciated.

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