My son's nightmare of withdrawal (w/response)

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Peggy wrote:

<<Hello,

I am a new member and hope that I am reaching you all.

My 32 year old son has been prescribed mind altering drugs for over 10 years. I

trusted his doctor who continued to add a new drug and never take him off any.

In September, he became suicidal and the dr who admitted him to the hospital

stopped his dose of Lexapro cold turkey. I didn't know at the time that the 60

mg of Lexapro was at least 3 times higher than the amount normally prescibed.

Needless to say, there has been 2 more suicide attempts, and he has suffered

immensely.

Any support that I can receive will be greatly appreciated. He is also on

massive doses of other drugs:

100 mg Clozaril

16 mg Risperdal

300 mg Amantadine

3 mg Bentropine

7 mg Ativan

Thank you in advance for any help.

Peggy>>

** Dear Peggy,

I'm sorry your family is finding out first hand the horrors of psychotropic

drugs. I have a few initial questions. Why was your son initially given all

these drugs? Does your son know you are seeking help on his behalf and is he in

agreement with this? Does your son have any other medical conditions for which

he takes any other drugs? Does your son live with you? How disabled is he now

compared to 3 years ago?

In most cases, if a person is of adult age, we work directly with the person,

not with family or friends. This is because while family and friends mean the

best and look for answers out of love and concern, their agendas are usually

different from that of the person taking the drugs. Consequently, it would be

necessary for your son to indicate that he wanted you to assist him in this.

Whenever there is a situation where multiple drugs are involved, it is a

complex case that cannot be well-served in a forum like this until a plan

designed specifically for a person's specific situation has been done. This

requires collecting a great deal of information about the person and the case.

Careful consideration of all the factors of the individual case is crucial in

order to yield anything of any true, lasting use and value.

I work with complex cases via private consultation. This begins with a 10

page history form and proceeds to a phone consultation. There is more

information about this in the FILES section of the group site. It is also

included in the documents you first receive when you join. Here it is again:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Withdrawal_and_Recovery/files

There's a file here titled 's Consultation Info. It contains the

" history form " and an explanation of how a consultation works.

If you'd like further clarification, please ask. Again, I'm sorry for your

difficulties. I'm glad you found us. There are others here who have been in

similar situations. They can tell you that things can get better.

Regards,

[Guest guest]

Dear Peggy,I

am so sorry your son is yet another victim of prescribers who are not knowledgeable about polypsychopharmacology and don't understand that they are probably harming more than helping.

A blog that I have found to be really chock full of helpful info is Kali's blog, at http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/

has herself gotten off several meds and has written extensively about it. (But please be forewarned: she is still just one person with her own individual path to recovery. Your son's experience is likely very different. Mostly, I just want to share that there is every hope that your son can get off his drugs, if he follows solid advice, like that of 's.)

I also like what says; I think your son's recovery needs to be in his own hands as much as possible.Best,Deb

 

Peggy wrote:

<<Hello,

I am a new member and hope that I am reaching you all.

My 32 year old son has been prescribed mind altering drugs for over 10 years. I trusted his doctor who continued to add a new drug and never take him off any.

In September, he became suicidal and the dr who admitted him to the hospital stopped his dose of Lexapro cold turkey. I didn't know at the time that the 60 mg of Lexapro was at least 3 times higher than the amount normally prescibed. Needless to say, there has been 2 more suicide attempts, and he has suffered immensely.

Any support that I can receive will be greatly appreciated. He is also on massive doses of other drugs:

100 mg Clozaril

16 mg Risperdal

300 mg Amantadine

3 mg Bentropine

7 mg Ativan

Thank you in advance for any help.

Peggy>>

** Dear Peggy,

I'm sorry your family is finding out first hand the horrors of psychotropic drugs. I have a few initial questions. Why was your son initially given all these drugs? Does your son know you are seeking help on his behalf and is he in agreement with this? Does your son have any other medical conditions for which he takes any other drugs? Does your son live with you? How disabled is he now compared to 3 years ago?

In most cases, if a person is of adult age, we work directly with the person, not with family or friends. This is because while family and friends mean the best and look for answers out of love and concern, their agendas are usually different from that of the person taking the drugs. Consequently, it would be necessary for your son to indicate that he wanted you to assist him in this.

Whenever there is a situation where multiple drugs are involved, it is a complex case that cannot be well-served in a forum like this until a plan designed specifically for a person's specific situation has been done. This requires collecting a great deal of information about the person and the case. Careful consideration of all the factors of the individual case is crucial in order to yield anything of any true, lasting use and value.

I work with complex cases via private consultation. This begins with a 10 page history form and proceeds to a phone consultation. There is more information about this in the FILES section of the group site. It is also included in the documents you first receive when you join. Here it is again:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Withdrawal_and_Recovery/files

There's a file here titled 's Consultation Info. It contains the " history form " and an explanation of how a consultation works.

If you'd like further clarification, please ask. Again, I'm sorry for your difficulties. I'm glad you found us. There are others here who have been in similar situations. They can tell you that things can get better.

Regards,

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your responses. My son does live with me and is suffering from the cold-turkey withdrawal from the 60 mg Lexapro. He is better, but certainly not ready to change any of his other meds.

I have read 's blog.

My son has never learned any computer skills and, at this point, doesn't want to learn. He has enough on his plate. He takes the meds I listed, but no others. He won't take anythng that is not prescribed by a doctor.

Peggy

To: Withdrawal_and_Recovery Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 11:17:20 PMSubject: Re: My son's nightmare of withdrawal (w/response)

Dear Peggy,I am so sorry your son is yet another victim of prescribers who are not knowledgeable about polypsychopharmacology and don't understand that they are probably harming more than helping.A blog that I have found to be really chock full of helpful info is Kali's blog, at http://bipolarblast.wordpress.com/ has herself gotten off several meds and has written extensively about it. (But please be forewarned: she is still just one person with her own individual path to recovery. Your son's experience is likely very different. Mostly, I just want to share that there is every hope that your son can get off his drugs, if he follows solid advice, like that of 's.)I also like what says; I think your son's recovery needs to be in his own hands as much as possible.Best,Deb

Peggy wrote:<<Hello,I am a new member and hope that I am reaching you all.My 32 year old son has been prescribed mind altering drugs for over 10 years. I trusted his doctor who continued to add a new drug and never take him off any.In September, he became suicidal and the dr who admitted him to the hospital stopped his dose of Lexapro cold turkey. I didn't know at the time that the 60 mg of Lexapro was at least 3 times higher than the amount normally prescibed. Needless to say, there has been 2 more suicide attempts, and he has suffered immensely.Any support that I can receive will be greatly appreciated. He is also on massive doses of other drugs:100 mg Clozaril16 mg Risperdal300 mg Amantadine3 mg Bentropine7 mg AtivanThank you in advance for any help.Peggy>>** Dear Peggy,I'm sorry your family is finding out first hand the horrors of psychotropic

drugs. I have a few initial questions. Why was your son initially given all these drugs? Does your son know you are seeking help on his behalf and is he in agreement with this? Does your son have any other medical conditions for which he takes any other drugs? Does your son live with you? How disabled is he now compared to 3 years ago?In most cases, if a person is of adult age, we work directly with the person, not with family or friends. This is because while family and friends mean the best and look for answers out of love and concern, their agendas are usually different from that of the person taking the drugs. Consequently, it would be necessary for your son to indicate that he wanted you to assist him in this. Whenever there is a situation where multiple drugs are involved, it is a complex case that cannot be well-served in a forum like this until a plan designed specifically for a person's specific situation has been done. This

requires collecting a great deal of information about the person and the case. Careful consideration of all the factors of the individual case is crucial in order to yield anything of any true, lasting use and value. I work with complex cases via private consultation. This begins with a 10 page history form and proceeds to a phone consultation. There is more information about this in the FILES section of the group site. It is also included in the documents you first receive when you join. Here it is again:http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Withdrawal_and_Recovery/filesThere's a file here titled 's Consultation Info. It contains the "history form" and an explanation of how a consultation works.If you'd like further clarification, please ask. Again, I'm sorry for your difficulties. I'm glad you found us. There are others here who have been in similar situations. They can tell you that things can get

better.Regards,