Posted by Kath on January 8, 2007, at 15:42:25
I'll ask on the substance use board also.
I know NOTHING about antipsychotic meds.
22 yr old son hospitalized - paranoid/was suicidal/hearing voices/now on risperdone (sp?) & topping it up as needed with loxopine (sp?) for, let's see, - 10 days now.
he'd been doing cocaine & crystal meth (yes - i tell myself - MY son!!!!)
he's just phoned (is half-way across Canada from me) & say's "Mom, I don't think I'm gonna make it"
is beside himself; thinks the meds aren't going to work
I'M beside myself; what if they don't work? how long do they take to work? will he be flipped into psychosis when he leaves hospital & encounters the locations etc that were part of his psychosis?
If anyone has any input, etc I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks, Kath
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