Too Many PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC MEDICATIONS/A good POSSIBILITY of a misdiagnosis!

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Chrism,

 

I need your advice if you don't mind. A friend of mine has a nephew

whose been diagnosed and been living with Williams Syndrome for the

last thirty years. Here recently in the last month he has been

aggressively acting out through self-mutilation, cutting his arms. At

times, the cuts have been severe enough for emergency room visits.

After the last severe cutting, he was admitted into a psychiatric

facility and was there for about three weeks, where he said he was

hearing voices. Both of these symptoms are new. The family questions

whether he is truly hearing voices because until the doctors asked he

never said anything about it.

 

The psychiatric hospital released him with three different types of

psychotherapeutic medications instead of finding out why he suddenly

starting cutting himself. They sent him to a psychiatrist out in town

where the doctors diagnosed him with Bi-Polar disorder, which is a

new diagnosis and given three additional psychotherapeutic

medications on top of what he is already taking.

 

Since the release form, the psychiatric facility he has been

physically and aggressively attaching his mom as if he is trying to

hurt her for some reason. She is the only person he tends to go

after. The doctors don't seem to be trying to find out what is wrong

with him and why the sudden change in behavior after never suffering

from an aggressive behavior. He has always been really gentle and

kind without incident. He is having various medical symptoms since

taking the medications, but the doctors don't seem to want to listen.

 

His regular doctor is now having him tested for Cytochrome P-450

enzyme disorder, but won't have the results back. Even still, this

won't account for the behavior. Is there anyway you can help in this

matter? I know you aren't a doctor or anything like that, but HE

needs help before the doctors end up killing him by the number of

meds he is taking and his abrupt aggressive behavior. Being with

Williams Syndrome, he has the mentality of a child. Most doctors

aren't familiar with Williams Syndrome. If you have some sort of

information that might be beneficial or a direction to send them

looking would be most appreciated, because the doctors, other than

his regular physician doesn't seem to care very much why he is doing

what he is doing. They just drug him up with now 6 different

psychotherapeutic medications. Thank you so very much in advance.

 

Love,

Katherine