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My twelve year old has had a psychotic break. I am terrified!

Posted by lain59 @lain59, Jun 12, 2012

It has been four days. His doctor has not called me back. He had a total psychotic break, my son, Tristan. My adolescent sons, Nicholas and Tristan and I are all Bipolar. We have dire finacial problems.
My son is not getting better! He just threw up because he saw fish eyes staring at him in the mirror. Help please! How long will this last? His school had been horrid, really nasty to him, and my husband had been too, as well to me. CPS is investigating because of this and the fact my husband (after Tristan threw up last month) told him he should not take his medicine. He over ruled me until he went on a trip. No before that. I got Tristan to a doctor, who put him on Zantac, and all was well. Then, the day before his birthday, five days after he had been steadily taking his medicine, I had bought his favorite doughnut and put the numbers twelve in candles on it. He broke. He was seeing horrible faces, hearing terrible, guttural moans, etc. He clung to me as he begged to go to the hospital for the first time with his eyes closed.
Can he get better? I am terrified!!!

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lain59 | @lain59 | Jun 26, 2012
In reply to @roxie43 "Hello Lain59, Is this situation so bad that perhaps you should take him to your local..." + (show)
@roxie43

Hello Lain59,
Is this situation so bad that perhaps you should take him to your local emergency room? Also, I would not wait so many days for the doctor to call back. Does he or she have an administrative assistant who can page him/her?
And, the answer to your question, is YES he can get better but he needs appropriate and quality care. If, he is asking to go the ER/Hospital, I would take him ASAP because psychosis can be very scary for the person.
Today, there are wonderful medications for psychosis and new ones are being developed on a consistent basis. There is hope... I know people with psychotic disorders with college degrees that work full-time so please don't think that your child's future is wasted. There may be more bumps in the road but if you get him the proper assistance he should improve.
Best of luck to you...
Rox

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We have truly excellent days, blessings, then horrid days. Meanwhile, my Bipolar moods are not stable. Anxiety with deep depression at five. Really, really happy in the early morning. Fine at noon.

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lain59 | @lain59 | Jun 26, 2012
In reply to @roxie43 "Hello Lain59, Is this situation so bad that perhaps you should take him to your local..." + (show)
@roxie43

Hello Lain59,
Is this situation so bad that perhaps you should take him to your local emergency room? Also, I would not wait so many days for the doctor to call back. Does he or she have an administrative assistant who can page him/her?
And, the answer to your question, is YES he can get better but he needs appropriate and quality care. If, he is asking to go the ER/Hospital, I would take him ASAP because psychosis can be very scary for the person.
Today, there are wonderful medications for psychosis and new ones are being developed on a consistent basis. There is hope... I know people with psychotic disorders with college degrees that work full-time so please don't think that your child's future is wasted. There may be more bumps in the road but if you get him the proper assistance he should improve.
Best of luck to you...
Rox

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I am going to do it!

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lain59 | @lain59 | Jun 26, 2012
In reply to @roxie43 "Hello Lain59, Is this situation so bad that perhaps you should take him to your local..." + (show)
@roxie43

Hello Lain59,
Is this situation so bad that perhaps you should take him to your local emergency room? Also, I would not wait so many days for the doctor to call back. Does he or she have an administrative assistant who can page him/her?
And, the answer to your question, is YES he can get better but he needs appropriate and quality care. If, he is asking to go the ER/Hospital, I would take him ASAP because psychosis can be very scary for the person.
Today, there are wonderful medications for psychosis and new ones are being developed on a consistent basis. There is hope... I know people with psychotic disorders with college degrees that work full-time so please don't think that your child's future is wasted. There may be more bumps in the road but if you get him the proper assistance he should improve.
Best of luck to you...
Rox

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Actually, I have the strangest feeling that all will be well.

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piglit | @piglit | Jun 26, 2012
In reply to @roxie43 "Hello Lain59, Is this situation so bad that perhaps you should take him to your local..." + (show)
@roxie43

Hello Lain59,
Is this situation so bad that perhaps you should take him to your local emergency room? Also, I would not wait so many days for the doctor to call back. Does he or she have an administrative assistant who can page him/her?
And, the answer to your question, is YES he can get better but he needs appropriate and quality care. If, he is asking to go the ER/Hospital, I would take him ASAP because psychosis can be very scary for the person.
Today, there are wonderful medications for psychosis and new ones are being developed on a consistent basis. There is hope... I know people with psychotic disorders with college degrees that work full-time so please don't think that your child's future is wasted. There may be more bumps in the road but if you get him the proper assistance he should improve.
Best of luck to you...
Rox

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Hi I know just where your'e coming from with the moods. Generallly in the mornings I feel this too but by lunch I'm generally okaish again.Remeber to really enjoy the up times and hopefully more and more of them will come your way than the down times. Stay strong my dear friend Piglit

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piglit | @piglit | Jun 26, 2012
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@china

ur boy better

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Try my sweetie to focus on something that makes you feel really happy. Beautiful flowers, butterflies dancing. Anything that we try to sway your mind away from these thoughts when they are so overwhelming for you. Always here for you anytime Hugs Piglit

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piglit | @piglit | Jun 27, 2012

I as a mother can only say that your fear must be so immense for you. In this situation I probably if he as asking I would take him back to the hospital. It's very hard for a twelve year old to experience visions that are frightening him so much. I'm sure in time that he will get better and stablized. But this will take time my sweetie. I have just noticed the photo that Tris has done did he name this himself, truely amazing. May I ask if he has any signs of Asphergers. This is the kind of picture that I have seen over the years of teaching. Always here. Hugs Annie x0

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lain59 | @lain59 | Jun 27, 2012
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@piglit

I as a mother can only say that your fear must be so immense for you. In this situation I probably if he as asking I would take him back to the hospital. It's very hard for a twelve year old to experience visions that are frightening him so much. I'm sure in time that he will get better and stablized. But this will take time my sweetie. I have just noticed the photo that Tris has done did he name this himself, truely amazing. May I ask if he has any signs of Asphergers. This is the kind of picture that I have seen over the years of teaching. Always here. Hugs Annie x0

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I am pretty sure he has Asperger's but the insurance will not pay for testing for two months and the school would wait three. I wish you might see the whole picture. It is amazing.
Here is Tristan as I saw him before:

Tiger kitten
Wary and strange
The fiery soul
Hungry
And questing.
Tender heart
Sweet one
The two
At odds
With one.
Adored
He adores
And ponders
The mysteries
Of what stuff
Life
Is made of.
Life and death
What is Real?
This is Real.
His question?
Am I Real
Will I
Exist?
So,
He hunts
In
The dangerous
Forests
Of flat cement
And cold
Stares.

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piglit | @piglit | Jun 27, 2012
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@piglit

I as a mother can only say that your fear must be so immense for you. In this situation I probably if he as asking I would take him back to the hospital. It's very hard for a twelve year old to experience visions that are frightening him so much. I'm sure in time that he will get better and stablized. But this will take time my sweetie. I have just noticed the photo that Tris has done did he name this himself, truely amazing. May I ask if he has any signs of Asphergers. This is the kind of picture that I have seen over the years of teaching. Always here. Hugs Annie x0

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Did Tris write this.

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lain59 | @lain59 | Jun 27, 2012
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@piglit

I as a mother can only say that your fear must be so immense for you. In this situation I probably if he as asking I would take him back to the hospital. It's very hard for a twelve year old to experience visions that are frightening him so much. I'm sure in time that he will get better and stablized. But this will take time my sweetie. I have just noticed the photo that Tris has done did he name this himself, truely amazing. May I ask if he has any signs of Asphergers. This is the kind of picture that I have seen over the years of teaching. Always here. Hugs Annie x0

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No, I did.

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lain59 | @lain59 | Jun 27, 2012
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@china

ur boy better

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Alas, worse in some ways but he has recovered his humor.

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