Good friends of mine, Frank & Mary Jane Thomas have been going through a very trying time as of late. Their older son Josh has been dealing with Schizoaffective disorder for about 2 years now, and took a turn for the worst about a week ago. He suddenly, for the first time ever, became severely delusional and suicidal. He was talking to his family about arrangements after his death, and even sharing his plans on how he was going to kill himself. What a terrifying thing to hear come out of your child's mouth, or anyone for that matter. Needless to say, they called 911, and got him to the hospital ASAP.
Josh was placed in a 72 hour hold, getting worse by the hour, refusing medication, and all of the sudden he agreed to medication, and signed himself in for a longer stay. He has been responding to the medication and is slowly becoming more stable....he doesnt remember much about the last few days, how scary is that! I pray that once he gets out, he will stay on his medication, and begin his recovery from this terrible illness.
One thing I would like to note, is that Josh was on a new anti psychotic medicine named Bupropion , which is noted to cause suicidal ideation, and suicidal tendencies in a small group of young adults between 18-24, and that is exactly what it did to Josh. Keep a good eye on your loved ones as they change to new medications, most of the time they will help them, but once in a while they will have a negative reaction such as this, and need immediate medical attention.
Lots of prayers going out to Frank & MJ, I hope your journey gets easier from here, and know that your support system is always just a phone call, or an email away :)
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