I don't know how much more I can handle
 

Well my dad just called he is taking my mom back to the Er, thankfully the one closest to us in Orange Park. So I'm hopeing not a long wait like last time. After mom's last stay we got her off the oxycotton and oxycodone that she was taking for her cronic daily migraines. We were hoping things would get better. They haven't she has now developed a fear of eating, if she eats she might trigger a migraine and a bad case of depression. My dad took her to a phyciatrist (sp) who specializes in eating diorders and at 2:30 I called to see what happen. My dad said he would tell me when I got home. Well he just called me back and said to meet them at the Er, he is admitting her.

I know it sounds selfish but I don't know how much more I can take, we have been dealing with this for 5 yrs and it is wearing the 3 of us down. I have to be careful because I deal with depression and panic attacks and this is just seeming like to much.

Please say some prayers for us and I will keep you updated.

Michelle

Prayers are coming...
 

My prayers are with you and your family during this hard time...I can't imagine having to go through something like that. Lots of hugs...


~Tracy, Chloe' and Kylie

I hope and pray that the Lord comforts you and your family in this bad time.
Prayers are with you.

Oh Michelle, I am so very sorry. I will be thinking about you and your family and praying that you find some answers. This sounds like a horrible thing to be going through. Big hugs coming your way. :girl_hug:

Oh gosh, I'm so sorry. Prayers and blessings for everyone in your family.

Our Thoughts & Prayers are with you and your Family.

:hug: :hug: :hug:

Prayers are coming your way.

I can imagine what your MOM is going through even moreso than the other members of your family.

The medications you mentioned she was on are very dangerous drugs for anyone to take. You have to be very careful with them.

I'm surprised there isn't another type of medication for the migraines without having to use those type pain killers.

I personally would not take them. I tell the doctors that I'm "allergic" to them. They ask me what type symptoms I got from them and I just reply that I don't remember other than it wasn't very pleasant.

People have been known to commit suicide while on those drugs.

Let's hope and pray your Mom will be able to come off those nasty drugs and get on something without such side effects.

My heart goes out to all of of you.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Thank you all. I am so happy to have this forum. I am at home waiting to hear news and the only thing I could think of was I need to get on yt. You are all more of a help than you know.

Muffie's mom,thankfully mom has been off the meds for more than a month. It is now more a fear of food triggering her migraines. She has tried other migraine pills but none worked this was a sort of last resort, which by Nov we had all decided was not what she needed.

I slept very little last night due to the fact that my mom had said goodbye to me numerous times as I headed for my bedroom. My dad and I have hidden her meds since about 3 weeks ago for fear she might take too many. Last night that was a very big worry and after the dr today was no help...he was actually more interested in the company my dad workd for, my dad decided it was best to get my mom to the hospital. Ifihe hadn't had I would have.

They are there as I type, she is getting blood work done and then my dad said they will probably admit her, it's just a question of which ward. I told him I would come relieve him for a bit but he thinks I will be better at home with the pups.

Moose is by my side and gives me puppy kisses and lil bear is at the puppy geat waiting for my mom. Moose will bring toys to her to try to get her to play but she's just waiting for my mom.

Thank you soo much for your thoughts. I hope soon I will be able to let you all know that mom is much better and that she is able to go back to sewing and painting like she use to before this nightmare started 5 yrs ago.

YT will always have a place in my heart you are all so sweet.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time.

Hopefully Orange Park Medical Center can find out what is going on.

I'm so glad to hear your Mom is off those pills. I'll be praying that they'll find something that your Mom will be able to take. She may end up taking two different pills to counteract both problems.

Have you "googled" your Mom's problem?

You may want to check out Mayo Clinic and some of the BIG famous hospitals. You may be able to find help somewhere else if you can't find it there.

Whatever you do, don't give up hope.

Honey, I had a fatal heart attack 15 years ago and almost died twice that night. This is 15 years later and I'm still fighting to stay alive. So whatever is meant to be, will be.

My heart goes out to you. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

I sent you a PM with some information.

I'm so sorry that your family is going through this. It is hard for your mom, but you have my sympathy, too. It is so hard to be the child of a sick parent. The stress and worry are incredible. I know this from both the child and the parent side of things! Find out from the social services office at the hospital if there is a support group for the family of chronically ill patients. Hopefully they have one, and you (and your Dad) should both look into it. You need to take care of yourselves so that you have the strength to help take care of your mom. Good luck!

Michelle, We are here for you, Even though I think you mom is going through more than just migraines, I need to say that I also suffer from Migraines and they are pure hell. What kind of medication did they give her to get rid of the migraines once they have started??
For years I would just suffer with them. When I kids were young I would lock them in my bedroom with me and shut the lights, put the television on really low and pull the covers of my head. But about 5 years ago my doctor prescribed Imitrex and its almost the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Well, good luck. And know that we are here is you ever need to talk!! :)

Iam so sorry to hear about your situation. I also agree that, that medication is very strong. I hope she gets better real soon for her and her family. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.,

Big hugs and lots of prayers coming your way, Michelle..

I am so very sorry about your situation. I do hope the doctors will find a way to help your Mom. It must hurt terribly. Sending hugs....

Great advice
 

I couldn't have given any better advice & if your Mom lives at home, once Mom comes home, consider some day care or having an aide come in at least once a week to allow yourself & your Dad to get a break. Taking care of yourself means just that and it includes a break. It's amazing how much stronger you will be and how much clearer you will think (same for Dad) once you get some type of adult sitter to take over for a bit. She'll be safe - you'll be sane. :)

OMG, I so know what she and y'all are going thru. I finally have a rechargeable battery wired into my spinal cord and the battery pack is implanted under the skin in my left butt-cheek...So, I have managed to not become addicted to narcotics although I know many who are.
AND, this is one thing that has made my life more bearable. IMITREX Nasal Spray for migraines. I have tried it under every conceivable condition-you know, as soon as a symptom, wait for the nausea, wait an hour or two just to make really, really sure it is a migraine (I also have sinus headaches) and I can swear on the Bible, that spray works. I was a nurse for so many years and have been given everything imaginable for migraine symptoms, but thank God, Imitrex Nasal Spray works!!!!! I mean, it really works!! Can you tell how grateful I am to get relief from those pains.
Please PM me if you would like more info on any of the topics you have mentioned..I will try to help any way I can...

Michelle, I am so sorry and my thoughts are with your family. Hugs:)

I'm so sorry and will be praying for you and your family! It is so emotionally draining to have an ill family member...I'd take hard physical work any day over that! Best wishes! *HUGGGG*

I am very sorry to hear about your family's hardship. My entire family lives in Orange Park. I don't know how religious you may be, but we will be praying for you. If your family should need anything, please let me know. We are all there for you and they are local. Please don't hesitate to ask for anything.

All my best,
Heather

I sure hope the best for your mother both physically and mentally. Some of these meds are temporary fixes but when they are taken from the patient they cause worse effects than what they were prescribed for. You need to stay clam within the permissible. I myself have deblt with panic and anxiety atttacks and still not 100% since two years ago when they started. Let me just say I went from 170 lbs to 152 in a week loosing my appetite. Thank good I am back to $170. Anxiety and panic attacks are something I don't even wish upon my worse enemy. :thumbup: :animal36

Thank You all soooooo much, you don't know how much your support means.

My dad got home from the Hospital at 1am and he told me that they did decide to commit her. So my mom is in the locked physc ward and we can only see her from 10 to noon and from 6-8pm. My dad came home saying I couldn't bring her home it wasn't the best for her. He is being the strong dad and saying it is going to be alright and I know it will but this is something I didn't ever think we would have to do. This weekend was the sign that something had to happen though because she had started saying we would be better without her and saying bye to us at every chance. My dad and I were just hoping that the dr he took mom to yesterday would have helped, but the dr was more interested in where my dad worked than the fact that my mom had thought about suicide and was not eating!! So the hospital was our last choice.

We are not sure how long mom will be there but I know she needs to be there as long as she needs to get better. I am at work today cause my dad said I didn't need to stay at home and worry all day. Thankfully the girl I work with and I have become good friends so I have appoligized to her for any spotanous crying or my falling asleep. She says we are going out for a bit a lunch.

If it wasn't for YT and moose, lil bear and harry potter dvd I don't know how I would have gotten through last night. I just want you all to know that I will be on a lot to keep my mind and sanity. Moose is showing herself to be a better service dog in training than I could imagine. I was crying after my dad got home and starting a panic attack and moose came laid by my side licked me and then nuzzled my hand to start petting her. If it wasn't for her I don't think my attack would have been as somewhat not as bad. Thankfully lil bear is keeping an eye on my dad and being a very good daddys girl.

Michelle

Oh Michelle...that's a tough thing your family is going thru and you have my prayers...Your mom sounds very lucky to have your support and I really hope you all can get thru this time.....I'm so sorry and I hope she can get the help she needs..

So sorry. I'm thinking about you.

Prayers for You and your family.

Michelle: It sounds like those "nasty drugs" have gotten into your Mom's mind by the way she was talking. That's one of the side effects of them. You hear about it on TV all the time now. It'll take some time for the drugs to get out of her system.

I hope and pray that they'll be able to find out what "triggers" her migraines.

Please do keep in touch with me.

God bless all of you.

My son has migraines. I don't know why her doctor gave her pain killers for migraines but he shouldn't of. The have specific medicine for migraines. My son is on Imitrex. She needs to go to a different dr. Pain Killers are Highly addictive and are mood altering. Someone on pain pills for any length of time will obsess over everything and feel that there are problems where there aren't. My advice to you would be to find her a new doctor one that knows plenty about migraines. Has she had a cat scan as well to make sure something else isn't going on? I don't know if you know this but stress is the number one cause for migraines..Good luck to you..I'm sorry for what you are going through..

I'm putting this up again, just in case you missed it. You need a place (Besides here, we love to help but you need someone going through the same thing, too) where you can let your feelings out.