8/6 Update- Please pray

Popping in to check for updates. Still praying. (((hugs)))

Thinking of you and your son tonight

mom thinking about your DS, as well as your whole family.
(((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))

mom. How is your son?

Sending hugs and continued prayers.

Thinking of you all.

I'm glad he seems to be doing better. You all continue to be in my thoughts

I’m glad he’s improving. I’m sad he’s back with the girlfriend.

My dd was on an anxiety med once that made her suicidal. It was a rough time but she was able to tell us what was happening after a bit and a change in medication made a big difference. I’m not sure if she hadn’t been in therapy should would have been able to do that. Granted this is definitely not the same as what you are going through but my goal is to give a little hope that a change in meds may help with those thoughts. My dd said that it’s hard enough to learn to cope with anxiety.

I will continue to keep him and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Hugs to you, mom. Prayers he continues in the right direction. Your ds has had a lot to juggle and maybe the girlfriend will be on the way out as he heals. Fingers crossed he sees that she isn't part of his future to stay healthy.

I’m happy to read your update. I’ll continue to keep all of you in my thoughts.

I'm glad to read that he's home and seems to be doing well. I hope he continues to recognize his value and worth. I agree, I think it was the meds that created suicidal thoughts. So glad he's off them! It is one of those 'one day at a time' situations. Please know that you have our positive thoughts coming your way from 'Pea-Land' that things will gradually calm down and your son feels better and better. Take care of yourself.

Your update makes me feel hopeful. I understand you still have fears to deal with, but at least things are looking up now. Hopefully he will lose the girlfriend as he starts feeling better. Hugs to you again. So hard to get through.

Wellbutrin is just awful. I was on it for 2 to 3 weeks. One night I was taking a shower and went from a desire to leave, wanting to self-harm (previous cutter), to thinking about suicide. Seriously, boom-boom-boom. Thankfully, I knew what was happening, as I had this side effect from Lupron years before, when I had started cutting, but was having some serious suicidal ideation.

The night of the Wellbutrin issue, I knew enough to stay up and busy myself with movies. Waiting for my husband to arrive home from work. I would not go to bed because the thoughts were particularly prevalent when I was trying to go to sleep in the past.

I really hope the Wellbutrin was your son’s issue. At least he is now aware of the dangers and can get immediate help.

I've been away for a couple of weeks and just reading this now. I'm so glad he is doing much better.

One thing that we did for my child when they were struggling was to take the Genesight test. Genesight We discovered that the 3 different anti-depressants they had tried were not compatible. We switched immediately and the change was incredible. I highly suggest you consider it for DS.

Also, do you think he would agree to an outpatient facility? We also did that and it was the exact tool that we didn't know we needed. It gave them a very good foundation to tackle the every day life while recovering from a suicide attempt.

You can always PM me if you'd like more info. I will keep you all in my prayers.