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seahorseContributor
Hi I am the carer for my son who has just commenced on depot injection 1 week ago and am wondering if anyone has had experience with this. He is 16years old and has chronic delusions,psychosis and also suffers from Aspergers syndrome. Mental health has only been real problematic for the last 1.5 years.
I am just hoping there will be an improvement as at the moment or since first jab he hasnt really spoken to me and he is extremely withdrawn
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
2 Surgeries is HUGE .. your son certainly has a lot to deal with. In today's world we often have expect surgery to be the quick fix and pathologise feelings that are a normal working through of life circumstances ... which I call growing maturity ... If you trust your treatment team then you are in a relatively good position and go with it ... GOOD LUCK.
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