Posted by jlo820 on July 19, 2003, at 1:27:52
In reply to i need help, posted by ttylerr on July 18, 2003, at 23:30:50
Wow! This is quite a cocktail of medications. Even the four you have listed.
OxyContin: This is a narcotic agent used to relieve severe pain. It is also a highly adictive medication that is frequently abused.
Trazodone: This is an anti-depressant medication with very sedating effects. Many people take it to help them sleep.
Respidol (I assume you mean Risperdal): This is an anti-psychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
Codeine: This is another narcotic used to treat severe pain.
I could only imagine that she would be taking the OxyCotin and Codeine if she were in pain following a major medical proedure or if she had chronic severe pain (back pain, etc.) Both of these are powerfully adictive.
The trazodone and risperdal would indicate that she is suffering from some pretty heavy psychological problems, in the opinion of the prescribing physician (I would presume).
I am not sure what you can do, perhaps others can suggest some things. Perhaps try to speak to her doctors and find out why she is on these medications and let them know what is happening to her. I am sorry to say that the obviously does have some serious problems if she is violent like you have described. Obviously the medications being prescribed for psychological symptoms (trazodone and risperdal) are not working. Do you have any idea what her diagnoses have been...bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, depression?
You might have to consider involving social services and the courts if you cannot convince her to get treatment on her own.
Please let us know if you have more questions and we will do all we can to get you information.
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