Medication issues and understanding how to support her

[mxmama101]

My daughter 26 was just release from hospital 5 days ago--diagnosed with BPD and given Vyvanse and Celexa. Just broke up with BF, nowhere to live, no money etc.  She is having severe reactions to the medication with suicidal thoughts. Doctor says this is normal but she can't sleep, eat, has tremors, losing weight and is blacking out. I am half way across the country in Ottawa (she is in Calgary) and don't know what to do!

They doubled her Celexa dose after she was released. Is this normal to go through this? She says she doesn't want to hurt herself but cannot get these thoughts to stop.

The psychiatrist seems to be blowing her off--she needs sleep and to eat or symptoms will just be worse. She has no family doctor.

I am trying to get her to be her own advocate but she is weak from not sleeping or being able to keep anything in her stomach.

She wants/needs to get back to work too.

Are there support groups in either city?

Thanks for site!

Our objective is to better understand the struggles our child faces and to learn the skills to improve our relationship and provide a supportive environment and also improve on our own emotional responses, attitudes and effectiveness as a family leaders

[Kwamina]

Hi mxmama101

You have a lot on your plate now with your daughter. BPD really is quite a challenging disorder. What was the reason your daughter was in hospital? You mention that she is having severe reactions to the medication with suicidal thoughts. Did she ever have suicidal thoughts before she took this medication or do you believe the medication has caused this?

Sometimes it does take time to find the right doses to give through someone, perhaps that's what's going on here. It would be preferable of course if you could get the exact doses right from the very start but unfortunately it's somewhat a process of 'trial-and-error' until you get it right.

We aren't physicians and can't diagnose your daughter or determine what is and what isn't 'normal' in this particular situation, but the severe reactions you describe do sound very concerning indeed. You say her doctor has said this is normal, has he given any indication of how long these reactions will last?