Posted by smdd on December 12, 2000, at 10:09:35
Hi,
Many of you have been very helpful regarding my son and his medications. I thought I would update you and let you know that he tried to kill himself with a gun yesterday, but backed out at the last minute. Thank God!!!
He is in a mental health facility now. I would like him to detox from the array of medications that he was given since his last inpatient experience. This is the third time this year. Each time he has been put on some new form of an SSRI with other drugs. I have to wonder if they will ever believe me, his mother, when I say he cannot take these things and will have a bad reaction to them.
This wonderful son of mine was number six in his graduating class of 287. He never had a sign of being this seriously depressed until his freshman year of college. He was an honors student at college and loves art. He is going into New Media.
For the last year, he has had to face two incompletes at the end of the semester due to a sudden hospitalization. Imagine how he must feel! This scholar can't can't even go to class now because of how badly he feels. I have watched his grades go from a 4.0++ to a 3.5. This hurts him. He knows he can do it and knows he is extremely intelligent. He feels horrible and cannot do a thing about it.
I know how he feels, it is like screaming in a dream and not being able to get the sound out. A horrible feeling.
I hope am praying that the third time this year will be a charm and he will finally feel better.
Thanks for all of your support.
smd and son
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