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Posted 1/10/2013 5:51 PM (GMT 0)
I have been all over the internet looking for answers. For people to talk to and give advice. My sister has been diagnosed with Psychotic Depression and has been in the hospital now for 45 days with no sign of getting better. The meds are having no effect on her and she is extremely suicidal she is on suicide watch 24/7 and been in "The Quiet Room" for weeks. It is so hard to go see her because all she talks about is death, how she is supposed to die and is going to be ******and has the same paranoid thoughts. She tells me the same thing every time. And it is so sad. I want so bad for her to snap out of it. To be happy again. nothing makes her laugh or smile. She believes everyone is against her and can hear her thoughts and that she is constantly being watched. She was not always like this. This is her second episode in the past year and she is just now being diagnosed. I need to know what I can do to help her. I am having a hard time dealing with this because I just don't understand how this happened. She is so sick and the doctors are now trying to get her into a different hospital where they do ECT. If the meds are having no effect on her is the next best thing to do? It seems so scary although I know that is not like how they used to do it but still. If anyone has any experience with this I would really appreciate any help or advice!!

Post Edited By Moderator (BnotAfraid) : 1/10/2013 11:17:26 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/10/2013 6:30 PM (GMT 0)
Hello srching,

I had to edit a word out of you post it was to triggering for the site. I hope you understand.

You sister sounds like she is in the right place for what she is currently suffering. I am sorry for what she is experiencing at the moment.

There is not much you can do to make her better. She will not just "snap" out of this. It is not the way it works. She has an illness, like a diabetic however, her illness is in her brain.

IF the doctors what to perform an ETC, this sounds much scareier then it is. They will sedate her and the process is very humane these days. I have personally met many people that have had success with this procedure! Most common side effect is short term memory loss, and I have that with my medication.!

You or the family, also have the right to request a second opinion from another doctor. This may cost more money.
If the diagnosis is correct your sister will not get better without
proper treatment, she will only get worse.

what that treatment is , I can not tell you. Just ask all the questions you can of the doctors until you feel comfortable, if they will talk to you. however, from what you say and from
my previous stays in psych hospitals, it sounds like they are doing their best. Sometimes we just have to have Faith.

I hope things go well for you and your sister.
Stay strong.
Trina
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