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Before my joints gave out, was into sports, scuba, flying my on plane. Water skiing, marshall arts. Also a Christian. I have a son who is 20 that we adopted from Bulgaria when he was 3. Until he was 15, he was the joy of my life. Now he causes me great sadness. I had to have him involuntarily committed 2 months ago with a diagnosis of depression with psychosis (Schizophrenia). He is also adversely affecting my relationship with my wife.
Before my joints gave out, was into sports, scuba, flying my on plane. Water skiing, marshall arts. Also a Christian. I have a son who is 20 that we adopted from Bulgaria when he was 3. Until he was 15, he was the joy of my life. Now he causes me great sadness. I had to have him involuntarily committed 2 months ago with a diagnosis of depression with psychosis (Schizophrenia). He is also adversely affecting my relationship with my wife.
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Hello, How is your son doing now? You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Take care. Trisha
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YOU SENT ME A REPLY ABOUT HAVEING A STIMULATOR PUT IN. I WAS READING OVER MY D.S. STUFF AND I DON'T THINK I SAID THANK YOU. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
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Welcome to DS, and to the depression group hon... ask if you have any questions about how things work here. :-)
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Close Back Pain
LBP X5 yrs.L3 L4 &L5 Inoperable (20% chance). Basalar joint arthritis both thumbs with one repaired surgically. Worked 6 years as a paramedic picking up to many over-wt. patients. Grad of U. of Florida PA program. Worked 2 years for thoracic and vascular surgeon, 5 years in emergency clinic.
Treatments
- Chiropractic Adjustment Somewhat Helpful
- felt good when I left but within a few hours was same ole same ole
- Cortisone (Injection) Somewhat Helpful
- Helped a little at first but doesn't last
- Epidural Injection Somewhat Helpful
- Relief doesn't last
- Fentanyl Working / Worked
- Been on 1 patch changed q48h. Dose had increased to 75mcg/hr with 3-10/325 Percs for breakthrough. Now back down to 12mcg/q48h and rarely 1/2 Perc. This is the best treatment I was able to find. Thankfully, after four years, my pain is decreasing, but still present. I hope to be off all narcs by end of summer. Update: I've been off of Fentanyl for 2 weeks now. Backpain is a bit worse without it. Getting by on 3 10/325 a day Percocets.
- Heat Somewhat Helpful
- sometimes
- Hydrocodone Working / Worked
- WORKED A LITTLE BUT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH.
- Ibuprofen Somewhat Helpful
- helps a little. Have to take an acid pump inhibitor with it
- Morphine Not Working
- Caused to many side effects for the dose I had to take.
- Naproxen Somewhat Helpful
- same as Advil
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- expensive without insurance
- Prayer Working / Worked
- Relaxation Not Working
- Have not been on one lately
- Stretching Somewhat Helpful
- TENS Somewhat Helpful
- Tried to use the implanted variety. Worked some but to really work had to really crank up rth power.
Close Depression
My son has Schizoeffective disorder and depression. 2 months ago had to have my son involuntarily committed for pyschosis (schizophrenia) I'm on narcotics for low back pain for 4 years from a pain management doctor. 1.5 years ago had encephalitis in ICU on a ventilator. Recently lost ($1.6M) due to collapse of real estate market. Beginning to shake this funk I'm in. Beginning to accept things as they are and back to decreasing all meds. Plan to be off all narcotics by end of summer.
Open Chronic Pain
Treatments
- Heat Somewhat Helpful
- Inversion Therapy Working / Worked
- Works some and can be done at home.
- Lidoderm Working / Worked
- Used lido patch. Surprised me, it actually works a little. It is very comfortable
- Nerve Blocks Not Working
- waste of money for permanent relief
- Oxycodone Somewhat Helpful
- us as my breakthru drug. Same side effects as Vicodin, codiene, and others in that group
- Physical Therapy Not Working
- TENS Not Working
- Tried several. The ones most acceptable had more leads an a willing rep to spend tim showing it to you
Open Adoption
Adopted son 17 years ago from Bulgaria
Open Degenerative Disc Disease
L3, L4, L5
Open Depression in Children
Our son. Depression with schizo-effective disorder (schizophrenia with depression)
Open Schizophrenia
My adopted son suffers fro Schizo-effective disorder
Treatments
- Abilify Somewhat Helpful
- Cogentin Somewhat Helpful
- In junior hi, his teachers were pleased on how much he had opened up in class and seemed to have more friends. Early on in HS, he started having problems. In appropriate dress, very shy around girls. He was very active with the youth group at church, participating in activities. By the he graduated from HS. he started in doing strange things like performing sacrifices in ou back yard, steeling, tears up stuff just to see what happens.
- Music Somewhat Helpful
- Risperdal Working / Worked
