Since of Oct 31st of this year I've had my 19 yr old son living with us. He had been hospitalized for 3 & 1/2 yrs with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, OCD, and anorexia. In spite of the fact that he has been in treatment for so many years.....his schizophrenic symptoms haven't responded to all of the aniti-psych meds he takes.
In the middle of Dec of last year, he had a severe relapse and was hospitalized a short time to change his meds around. Now that he is home he isn't the same person that he was. His anxiety and OCD are off the charts. (We will discuss this with his p doc next week) He seems to be really out of it....but he is having less hallucinations.
The new meds he is on make it impossible for him to attend school anymore. If all goes well after an intake appointment this coming Monday he may be going to a day treatment program. He needs supervision 24 hrs a day...which is getting really wearing on me.
I also have a significantly mentally impaired daughter (21 yrs). She lives in a group home...her own choice....she also has schizophrenia, OCD and an eating disorder. She visits us every other weekend. She is having surgery today and will come home to us tonight where we will care for her through Sunday.
For additional excitement (???) I to have my own MI's. I have a mild case of schizophrenia, OCD, anorexia, rheumatid arthritis, post herpetic neuralgia, and am dissociative also. There are times when all of this just gets too much.
There are also other issues involved which I won't go into now.
I feel like I am at the end of a rapidly fraying rope. I feel like a quote from Mother Teresa...."I know God won't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much"
Kathy
In the middle of Dec of last year, he had a severe relapse and was hospitalized a short time to change his meds around. Now that he is home he isn't the same person that he was. His anxiety and OCD are off the charts. (We will discuss this with his p doc next week) He seems to be really out of it....but he is having less hallucinations.
The new meds he is on make it impossible for him to attend school anymore. If all goes well after an intake appointment this coming Monday he may be going to a day treatment program. He needs supervision 24 hrs a day...which is getting really wearing on me.
I also have a significantly mentally impaired daughter (21 yrs). She lives in a group home...her own choice....she also has schizophrenia, OCD and an eating disorder. She visits us every other weekend. She is having surgery today and will come home to us tonight where we will care for her through Sunday.
For additional excitement (???) I to have my own MI's. I have a mild case of schizophrenia, OCD, anorexia, rheumatid arthritis, post herpetic neuralgia, and am dissociative also. There are times when all of this just gets too much.
There are also other issues involved which I won't go into now.
I feel like I am at the end of a rapidly fraying rope. I feel like a quote from Mother Teresa...."I know God won't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much"
Kathy
God Bless you 
