WEEK 5: OUT OF THE PSYCH WARD AND ON TO RECOVERY

Sunday (last one in August)

Got call from psychiatrist asking if our son was showing improvement during the week in the psychiatric ward. He thought so and so did we. The meds are now covering the paranoia and troubling thoughts.

Monday:

Got call from the staff that our son was being discharged. This is both an exciting moment and then a troubling one. Will he be better at home? Or will it be another roller coaster ride?

The first night was good and he took his medicine without any fights.

Tuesday:

Our son takes one day off from the outpatient program. Everything is good until the afternoon. Our younger son sees him drinking a Full Throttle at the park! This high dose of caffeine coupled with his meds is what got him into trouble in the first place! What a mess.

We all sat down and had another family meeting. He said he would stop.

Wednesday:

Back into the PHP program all day long. This is a good thing.

Thursday:

We visit the psychiatrist and have a family meeting. He agrees that our son needs to stay on the higher dosage and needs to avoid any energy drinks with additives.

Friday:

Good day

Saturday:

Had friends over. Good day.

Sunday:

Went to church and had one friend over. Good day. We are getting hopeful that this might be it.

Ate out with friends at church. First time to socialize in public. All went well.

Monday:

One hallucination about food. Other than that, good day.

Went out of town to visit brother. Strange day for our son. For some reason long trips away from home stir up delusions. Today it was a false belief in things simply appearing. He also thought I could perform magical thinking by making things come true. Very strange.

Had problem when we changed the restaurant we were going to.

Good night.

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Praise the Lord by Matt Redman (Great song!)
Enjoy your 5 minute break.
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