2005 one of my daughter's last drawings-
1999 Imipramine, antidepressant for bed wetting for summer camp, June
1999 Zoloft, Luvox, Risperdal, Melleril, Zyprexa, Depakote, BuSpar, Ativan all based on Imipramine adverse reaction and a 5 minute dx of OCD>childhood bipolar
Trileptal,Prozac,Haldol, Seroquel,Lithobid, Lithium carb,Clozaril, Abilify,Benadryl, Klonopin all trialed at some point, mostly inpatient psychiatrists would start their own drug cocktail of choice, thus adding more to the decade long drugging of her brain. once in the adult psych ward system, they could pretty much do what they wanted, especially when she went non-verbal. not one psychiatrist ever observed her off medications. the first one to impose the childhood bipolar dx based his theory on her Imipramine reaction(gore thoughts, suicidal thoughts).if only i knew that med for bed wetting was an antidepressant. that summer, a decade ago now, defined so many people's lives. all i can do now, all any of us can do now---is take now and go from there. what a high price to pay though. isn't it.
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Yes it is
Damn I have a lot to learn about all this. I keep reading about how drugs cause this and that in children. I am afraid to give my kid anything for anything. I just let him suffer drug free. Am I wrong? Drugs for bedwetting??? Who knew????
ps- i like the drawing btw
This is a great drawing Stephany!
Really amazing!
I've been on almost all this drugs.
Still Seroquel 200 mg and Rivotril 2 mg.
Have a nice weekend!
what a beautiful picture...she sure is talented. This list of medications is astounding. I need to read about your daughter's story more fully. Is there anywhere on your site where I can read the condensed story of your daughter's struggles?
thanks everyone. she was quite an artist, and hasn't been able/wanted to/ who knows since the last 3 years. the drugs also have taken her beloved reading away, she was an avid bookworm, since she self-taught at age 4 to read. tested at college age reading comprehension by age 8. these 2 passions, art and reading were her main thing in life besides dogs and horses. i will read out loud sometimes, buy art supplies, but she doenst use them, i dont think she can concentrate. reading was down to a 2nd grade reading level 2 yrs ago when she had a short period of time (a few months)where she attempted to get back into high school, and then ended up in that psych ward.
merelyme, i will try and find a few posts where i ramble about how this all happened, i know when i attempt to write it all down, i get so upset i can only do pieces of the story.
i'm working on little parts like this for the decade mark this summer.
she never had psych history prior to the PCP giving that pill for bed wetting prevention. she was wet her bed on and off and was worried she would at the end of the year in 5th grade summer camp june 1999.
6 weeks later the intruding thoughts is the crossroads, where a friend suggested a psychiatrist, and that in my opinion, was the biggest mistake i made of my life.
I had saved this drawing and now I've published at the other blog.
This is really beautiful.
"what a high price to pay"
It is. I wish psychiatry would be stripped of the doctor title that people trust.
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