My dad's lost his mind.....here we go again

[cassiesmom]

Q of P, thinking of you this evening. Hoping that an increase in your dad's medication dose will help. (((HUGS)))

[Queen of Poop]

Another uppydate. My dad's meds have not yet been increased. He's figured out the doctor is the one keeping him locked up so he's not been speaking to the doctor for a bit now. He is still taking the meds at this point. Every day he asks if his discharge papers are ready. He told my mom that he'd be released this week, of course he won't be but the "voices" tell him he will be. He does not ask mom how she is, or ask about me or my brother. He's going to need to be in the hospital for a good, long time yet it would seem.

Thanks for continuing to check in on us!

[Karen]

Yes, a woman I know was a paranoid schizophrenic, and if she missed a dose of her medicines, she would sometimes decide the doctors or the medicines themselves were to blame, and then she would hide them, or refuse to take them, flush them, etc. It was sad, because when she was on the correct dosage, she was nice and sane and fairly pleasant. It is such a tricky disease, and our brain chemistry is fragile and often misunderstood.

[Queen of Poop]

So we have some new developments with Dad. None of them are good either.

He's requested to go before the review board. If he is successful they will let him out!!!

Going against him is the fact that he's not kept secret from his doctor or social worker the fact that he does not believe he needs to be medicated and will immediately stop taking the meds once free. Also going against him is my mom. She and I are working up her statement to be given to the review board with my dad present. She's basically going to tell them she doesn't want him back unmedicated so that he can go back to looking for bombs, believing there are people outside who are trying to shoot him in the head, dragging her from room to room and in/out side as the voices demand, not eating their food or drinking their water/coffee because they've been poisioned, etc. She's not willing to put up with that behaviour again and will defy him. Which, God Forbid, could put her in jeopardy.

I can't really see him being successful at this point, especially with his out loud admission regarding the meds. He's using the fact that winter is coming and my mom cannot function/survive without him. Surprise dad, she is all set up to manage on her own this winter - she's ALOT stronger than anyone gave her credit.

We don't yet know when he will go before the review panel.

[Karen]

Prayers on the way that they will see the truth and keep him locked up.

[Catty1]

Many prayers for you! I am sure the review will NOT go in his favour.

One might hope that hearing that statement from your mom - his wife - might have an impact on him.

I hope he heals at some point; the man he was would not do these things.

{{{{hugs}}}}

[phesina]

Prayers that he is not released.