Bipolar Disorder Support Group

if you have ever been on prolixin or klonopin, i need your expertise please

my friend was just recently released from a hospital ward with prescriptions for prolixin (FLUPHENAZINE) and klonopin (clonazepam)

since she disagreed with their diagnosis of paranoia because they ignored the fact that she is a highly functioning autistic young lady (they said she was paranoid, because she didn't want to be touched)
she tried the medications only for a few weeks and then just stopped taking them without tapering off

she is now experiencing at least 3 migraines a week, severe nausea and vomiting, severe insomnia, and despite all of that maintaining a positive attitude.


now, she won't get a referral to a decent pdoc from her group therapy folks for at least a few weeks, and she doesn't want to go back to the idiots that ignored the fact that she was autistic.

also she has no money and no support. she is 19 years old. out on her own for the first time, and now owes more than a thousand dollars to the mental health facility. she is working customer service. can you imagine how hard that is for someone who is autistic?
so she can't go a doctor now to treat the withdrawal symptoms.
i told her about indigent care at emergency rooms, and she said she would think about it. in the meantime i need your ideas please.


what is the best way to treat her withdrawal and rebound symptoms as cheaply as possible?

what should she get to eat, the next time she gets paid? because all she has right now is bread, ramen in a cup, and hotdogs in her larder.
those types of foods are not helpful when you are nauseated.
so considering her very limited budget, what should she get?


and is she even qualified for disability? she said there were payments until she was 12, then her parents made too much money. she has since reapplied and been denied. i mean if her disability is so great that she is not permitted to drive, surely she qualifies for more government assistance? she does not have a 5 year work history, and that is what worries me. she is living in government housing, since being released from the hospital, but they are still billing her fully for all expenses. it makes no sense.

so please, take a moment, and remember when you stopped your meds suddenly. what did you do to cope? thank you so much for listening.
Posted on 10/26/08, 09:10 am