Posted by Lydia on May 4, 2005, at 17:31:11
In reply to Re: ECT AGAIN AND AGAIN ANYONE?, posted by linkadge on May 4, 2005, at 17:00:15
She's on SO MANY meds,
too many if you ask me. we're sort of at a point where we dont know what pills are doing what, if anything, and her mood can be is so volatile so we're afraid to make any adjustments right now to her med cocktail. This is frusterating for me, because i love her to death and feel that she's wrecking her brain. i have hurt her feelings more than a few times bringing this up. my dad just isn't sure, she isn't sure, the only sure person is her doctor and we trust him very much because he's helped her for more than 15 years.
my mom...shes become such a little girl in the past two years. she used to be so outgoing and full of confidence, and now she's SO timid, ambivilant, needy and very loving. shes extremely sensitive, her feelings get hurt so easily. she cries all the time. its hard to live with her because i must be wary of every expression on my face, the inflection in my voice, so as to not make her get defensive and feel that i'm mad at her.
her next treatment is tomorrow, so i'm mentally preparing myself - she's especially emotionally vulnerable on her treatment days. it's so stange, the transformation that our family has made; i never thought i'd be taking care of my mother while i'm still a teenager. our parents arent supposed to need us to help them remember names and faces and words until we are at least middle-aged. thats the way it should be anyways. wow i am still typing, this is a lot.
poster:Lydia
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