Posted by fca on July 27, 2006, at 17:55:27
In reply to fca- how's your daughter?, posted by floridagal on July 26, 2006, at 17:07:34
ask, I was just going to post an update and there you were. I just returned last night from Atlanta where I spent three days with her--she got an overnight for one of the evenings--she looks wonderful, has that glow of sobriety and is immersed in the ED program--she resisted it at first but it has been much more revealing to her (about herself, self image and needs) than her parallel involvment in the substance abuse program. She will be there until 8-12-06 for a total of about 7 weeks. I am optimistic but natuarally guarded. What I feel the best about is she seems to have moved through denial and deeply appreciates the seriousness of her disorders (no more glibness), appears to be on a very good medication program (her first). As you know she has groups from morn until bed time but also sees a psychiatrist three times a week and her therapist three or four times a week. It is a very well structured program, no fluff, but extremely professional and thorough. Interestingly one of the drugs she is on is remeron which is known for weight gain--it is almost a given--when she raised this concern they were very direct and told her this was the drug they were going to use and her weight was not a priority for them--this was not about weight management but effectively managing her anxiety/depression, self image and false beliefs about herself. She is also on lexapro and very low dose seroquel. I thought the most interesting thing she said is that with the medications she feels the way she always wanted to feel while drinking--no rumination, no anxiety and an ability to concentrate. She is moving back to her apartment when she is discharged and will go back to her former job. We all know this is higher risk strategy than a 3/4 house but they are very hard to find. She has made a treatment comitment to then move to another community--away from us--for at leat a year or two. She understands the need to build active support with others and not be so dependent on us for social support. She feels very strong about returning to her job as they have been extremely supportive and she truly likes the people with whom she works--I will keep you updates--Thanks for asking Frank
BTW--we had some great food while in Atlanta and I was delighted to see her appreciate it, eat with gusto and moderation--
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