Battling MI whilst caring for someone with MI

@outlander

hey sweetheart, mum seemed okay today but was very drowsy which concerned me. i was 99% sure it was cause of one of the meds they gave her (it happened to her before on the same med) but do u think the doctors or nurses would listen to me??? i eventually spoke to her psychiatrist who listened and checked with the pharmacist and the medication interacted with her anti-depressant which is why she was so drowsy. im glad i didnt give up.

yeah, my sister is definitely someone i cant rely on. yep, she finds it hard to take responsibility. and yes, i know its not my fault, it just adds stress to my life that i dont need, and cant handle atm. i told her all that.

i just caught up on your thread luv. im so sorry that things are so hard for you atm, you have so much on your plate !! im glad you are seeing your gp tomorrow. can you talk to her/him about what is going on? would that help? i really do think your hand has compounded things for you. it has given you so much grief and worry luv. and im not surprised either!

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@utopia

Day 36 – well done luv! keep going!!!

I do try not to take what my sister says to heart. It does hurt as I am doing so much for mum and she says stuff like that to me. it is very unfair. Plus I have a lot of mixed emotions towards my sister – love, frustration, anger, sorrow which messes with my head lol … I wish she had my back but need to accept she doesn’t and I don’t think she ever will.

I saw mum today – she was calmer but was way too drowsy. I didn’t like it at all. It was due to the anti-psychotic they gave her last night. I told the medical doctor and nurse that mum had been on that medication before and the same thing happened. They wouldn’t listen. I told the nurse to check with the doctor, she said she did, I said check again cause I don’t want mum taking it – she will get even more drowsy. Anyway, I spoke to the psychiatrist, who then liaised with the pharmacist who confirmed the mixture of anti depressant and the anti-psychotic mum was on interact with each other and increase drowsiness. Idiots! I know mum better than they do so I wish they would just listen to me lol … when I tell the nurse the stock standard response is “that is what the doctor has charted up” and I respect they are caught in the middle but I also do think they need to take the family’s concerns seriously, not just brush them off.

That’s awesome that you spent some time reading your book – good girl hehe

Did you have a nap and do your grocery shopping? I also need to do grocery shopping but cant be bothered lol … actually mum wrote a shopping list for me today to buy some goodies so I have enough food at home hehe … too cute!

hey @Bella1978 how are you going tonight?