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@ngk1 hi thank you for your comments. My son is good now. He spent a month in a good hospital and they changed his medication. He now takes
olanzepine which made him a new person. Unfortunately it causes weight gain, and he has always been lean. One problem we have in this region is trying to find a psych person for med management. A local nurse at our clinic is bridging the script until we can find a psych person just to prescribe the med. Our local hospital does not have psych dept, and the bigger branch is not accepting any new psych patients. My son does not do therapy. He does not like to talk. He is a kind, sweet man who just[ likes to be alone and is like a monk, likes quiet.

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@pta all my best wishes to you and your son. Olanzepine is a great medication. I am so sorry to hear about the lack of resources in your area but unfortunately that is the case in many parts of the country and will most likely get worse. Can you find a psych provider who will do medication management by telehealth? If you have a local NAMI chapter, perhaps the folks there can give advice. And if no local chapters, there are other chapters that allow zoom attendance.