We have her meds all laid out in a big pill box, quite visible. She knows when she is supposed to take them, and I have a timer on my Ical and on my Blackberry. I just bought her another watch so she could have her personal alarm, but she promptly lost it like she lost the previous two. I was in a hurry to get out the door yesterday morning, so I put the box in front of her, and told her to take her meds before she left the table. She didn't. I guess I should have called her to double-check, but it seemed so obvious. I think that is part of the disorder, is the disorderliness of their thinking processes. She is very forgetful.
Anyway, hopefully all will settle down quickly, and we can get on with business.
Husband still doesn't have a job. I am more than a little nervous, as his last paycheck is this Wednesday. He is looking into unemployment benefits, and we may eventually have to tap our Roth IRAs and 401ks, which is a last resort. He is kind of down these days, feeling a little lost in this whole process.
I had a really bad, vivid dream last night night about a mad scientist type of guy who was trying to kill my kids, one by one, as I did all I could to outwit him, defend them, hide them, fortify our house, etc. I was winning, but exhausted. Does this sound like an analogy?
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My advice is to watch her take her meds as long as she will cooperate. The price you pay when she forgets is too high.
The docs never told me this. They said she had to take her own but they never paid the price.
Ah this was the worst age. The age of non-compliance. For us it last from 13 - 17. Not a fun time. Anna your right the dr's don't pay the price we do.
hugs. Hope she gets back on track soon.
You may want to try a locked automatic pill dispenser:
http://www.epill.com/medsmartepill.html
e-pill medication reminders work well for may bipolar patients.
I'd think some of that is her age. My son (12) would probably do the exact same thing, even with it sitting right in front of him. He's not bipolar, but I wouldn't rely on him to be consistent with taking meds (or whatever) on his own--especially if the price of him forgetting is so high.
I may be speaking of things I don't really understand, but that sounds like something I could see my son doing on any given day.
We've tried a lot of things, but unfortunately some of this is just the nature of the beast! Basically we find the only 100% effective way to be sure she took her meds is to put it in her hand with a glass of water. *sigh*
Still if it makes you feel any better you can do what I do, and enter the World's Meanest Mom Competition and go for Best Costume award! http://marythemom-mayhem.blogspot.com/2010/05/worlds-meanest-mom-award-best-costume.html
Mary in TX
I don't like wearing a watch either. Still don't wear one to this day. I've tried - about as many times as I've tried to learn how to knit - and it just doesn't stick.
Gave Em a 1000mg Vitamin D today and she had such a good day she wants one everyday! She's had a tough time adjusting to public school with all the students and trying to make friends - she ends up in tears frequently. I know, I know - she's not got the difficulties that your one has, but all those vitamins make a difference even when you don't! I'm up to about 3000mg a day myself- esp. on gray days!
I had a weird dream too about my favorite cousin and how out of touch I am with him. In the dream he died from some lethal chemical he'd come in contact with at work - and he lived in the same town as I did AND he was engaged to this beautiful socialite! Not sure what that was about, bit it was memorable...
Love you girl!
Thanks everyone for the suggestions and shared experience. She seems ok now, back to "normal." Boy I'm tired.
I am trying to reach you to see if you will submit something to betterafter50.com. can you contact me at ronna@betterafter50.com?
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