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Hi everyone, this is my first time on. My mom is 67 and suffers from depression. Normally when she has issues she may have to be hospitalized for a few days while meds are adjusted. About a month and a half ago she started having really bad anxiety attacks and the doctor hospitalized her. They really didn't do anything except put her in a geriatric psyc ward and let her go to a few group meetings and increase her meds. When she was released she was home 4 days and overdosed...she left a note saying that she was sorry for letting everyone down and that she couldn't take it anymore. Fortunetly my daughter found her and called 911 and we were able to get her to the hospital in time. She spent 10 days in this time....they took her off all her meds and changed everything. then they sent her home again....only this time she was home 2 days when she read an article in the local paper about a young man that had been in trouble for calling 911 and the FBI numerous times and she thought the article was about her and that she was going to jail...They readmitted her to the hospital this time trying different meds just about everyday....at one point they gave her a shot of something that made her face draw to the right side and her tongue rolll to the side in her mouth also. I asked the nurses to come and check on her and they said it was jus tbecause her mouth was dry. So she finally got to come home but she is still having major issues...she is terrified at time about things that are not real....the cops are coming to get her for bad things that she has done...she is unable to talk to you about what she is thinking she just sits and looks at you and works her mouth but no words come out... She is terrified of being alone but we can only afford someone to sit with her for 2 hours a day and my husband and I both work full time. She has a good friend (male) that she has traveled with and shared life with for the last 10 years or so....she now doesn't want to talk to him or see him....when he comes to see her she has major anxiety attacks....I am at my witts end....can anyone give me advice on what to do to help her?
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I just read your other post. It sounds as though the shingles may have triggered her depression.
I would also suggest putting your mother in a respite facility for a few days in order for you to get some rest yourself.
It would be good to follow up about the stroke. I don't know if stress can cause that. Since it came on after her injection I would still be inclined to think it is related to that.
I just read that difficulty talking is a common side-effect or seroquel. Anti-psychotics are also often associated with involuntary, uncoordinated and uncontrolled movements. Especially in older female patients. People taking anti-psychotics can also develop neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Also, regarding the oxygen. My mother has severe head injuries and during a recent flight used oxygen. She said her vision was clear and she felt great. Since being home she has been taking iron pills. I have been diagnosed with iron deficiency so my mother could be too. You might like to have your mothers iron levels checked. Low iron levels can also negatively affect mood. Just a thought.
Maybe asking the doctor on the mental health expert forum would be better. He may be able to offer better advice and see stuff that many of us don't.
It almost sounds as though it is an anxiety problem. And who wouldn't be anxious and avoid male friends if they had shingles? The klonopin sounds like a reasonable idea.
I would also suggest putting your mother in a respite facility for a few days in order for you to get some rest yourself.
It would be good to follow up about the stroke. I don't know if stress can cause that. Since it came on after her injection I would still be inclined to think it is related to that.
I just read that difficulty talking is a common side-effect or seroquel. Anti-psychotics are also often associated with involuntary, uncoordinated and uncontrolled movements. Especially in older female patients. People taking anti-psychotics can also develop neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Also, regarding the oxygen. My mother has severe head injuries and during a recent flight used oxygen. She said her vision was clear and she felt great. Since being home she has been taking iron pills. I have been diagnosed with iron deficiency so my mother could be too. You might like to have your mothers iron levels checked. Low iron levels can also negatively affect mood. Just a thought.
Maybe asking the doctor on the mental health expert forum would be better. He may be able to offer better advice and see stuff that many of us don't.
It almost sounds as though it is an anxiety problem. And who wouldn't be anxious and avoid male friends if they had shingles? The klonopin sounds like a reasonable idea.
Maybe a second opinion outside of the service would be a good idea. ??
I think the best bet would be to get to the bottom of the depression, etc. Have that adequately assessed. I don't think putting someone in a residential or assisted-living community is necessarily the most appropriate option if the condition can be managed with adequate treatment. It would not be fair on the individual to hide them away and rob them of their freedom and independence because hospital staff were too lazy and negligent to take appropriate care. There is always the possibility that this person, mother, grandmother, friend, etc, could lead a much greater quality of life given treatment.
my cousin lives in a assissted-living community :)
Hi. It sounds like a rather complex situation.
First off, it sounds as though she is having psychotic episodes which need to be addressed. Given what has happened to her in hospital, etc I wouldn't have any confidence in that service though.
You can sometimes get psychotic features present with severe depression so that may be what is happening. Not sure. A decent doctor needs to assess her and treat her.
I expect your mother was given an anti-psychotic or depot injection and that is what caused that particular reaction. Some side-effects can be permanent so that is something that needs to be watched closely.
I think you would get the best advice by posting a question on the mental health expert forum. The doctor there should be able to guide you.
I would generally recommend psychotherapy but I'm unsure whether your mother would be able to engage in that at this point. ??
You could also try posting on the depression or anxiety forums. More people seem to access those forums.
Definitely ask the doctor on the mental health expert forum.
First off, it sounds as though she is having psychotic episodes which need to be addressed. Given what has happened to her in hospital, etc I wouldn't have any confidence in that service though.
You can sometimes get psychotic features present with severe depression so that may be what is happening. Not sure. A decent doctor needs to assess her and treat her.
I expect your mother was given an anti-psychotic or depot injection and that is what caused that particular reaction. Some side-effects can be permanent so that is something that needs to be watched closely.
I think you would get the best advice by posting a question on the mental health expert forum. The doctor there should be able to guide you.
I would generally recommend psychotherapy but I'm unsure whether your mother would be able to engage in that at this point. ??
You could also try posting on the depression or anxiety forums. More people seem to access those forums.
Definitely ask the doctor on the mental health expert forum.
maybe you can send her to a community where they can take care of her my cousin has bipolar1 and she overdosed, she is ok now but she lives in a place now where they take care of her and she is only 32 :)
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