Worried Sick About My Friend Tonight - Think She’s Taken Something She Shouldn’t Have : (

[Smowball]

I know nobody will probably see this at this time but just needed to offload.

My friend has M.E and is on some medications, is a single mum to teenage boy and a wonderful woman. We message/ speak several times a day. Mid-day today she messaged and said "What have I done ?? I've txt my sons dad(her ex) and told him I still have feelings for him!!" Which I knew was true even tho they split years ago. He replied almost straight away to her with a lovely reply and said he was v sorry but that he had moved on, and hoped that she wouldn't go drifting back to that 'dark place'. (I knew she'd suffered from depression for a while years ago so assume he was referring to that)

Anyway we chatted several times after that, then at 9 pm she said she was going to bed, which is normal at that time.

11.30pm she messages me a long, manic msg, saying there were crowds of angry parents outside her house waving placards saying no to drugs etc, and that they must be waiting for her as she'd taken some old prescription medicine and it was making her hallucinate and talk to the carpet and the walls.......!??

I immediately started panicking and asked her to photograph them for me, just to see what she did whilst I tried to get hold of someone else I knew in her road, and she said she couldn't as they would see her.

Long story short, 2 other mutual friends,  & her daughter who is a police officer got to her house. I managed to spk to them on the fone and they'd convinced her she wasn't being spied on etc etc. Just had a call right now (1.15am) from one of the friends and theyve got her in an ambulance and on the way to hospital to be assessed by mental health team, and check what she's taken.

God knows what she's done/taken, but I'm worried sick out of my mind for her as I've never ever known her do anything this. Just completely out of character.

So sorry for the stupidly long post but I had to offload x
 

[bobbinwales]

Sounds like she could be having small bleeds in the brain....squad may know

[Smowball]

Hi Bobbi. Thanks for commenting. Yes this is the friend I spoke about recently who was struggling with her eyesight and it was blurry. (Don't know if you read that post)

[wolf63]

Going to hospital means that she is safe from harm, harming herself or others.

I have suffered from psychosis and know that for her this is very real.  The hospital will give her drugs - they will also try and find out the cause.

It must be difficult for you, but for tonight there is nothing that you can do.

I hope things are better for all of you in the morning.

[Smowball]

Thanks wolf, I appreciate that. Hopefully I can find out a bit more in a few hours.

[seekeerz]

Smow these things are always worse at night too, when you feel you can't reach anyone to even talk to - your friend is in the best place where people will care for her - now you must try to rest and relax if you can and be ready for whatever the day brings xx

[Smowball]

Thanks seekers - I appreciate that x

[Moorea7]

So difficult and worrying for you, also feeling helpless.    Hope you have been able to have some sleep and that today brings better news.

[barry1010]

Hope their is good news today, Smow 

[Smowball]

Morning update - the hospital have declared that she had a "one - off psychotic episode " but that she is ok now, and have already discharged her! She is on way home in an Uber! I am waiting for her to get home and then I am going to go over to her house and see if I can find out anymore and if she needs anything. Haven't slept a wink.

[Moorea7]

That's good - I didn't realise you lived nearby.  She will be pleased to see you and vice versa.

[barry1010]

She will probably be exhausted and need to sleep.  I do worry that hospitals seem to be very quick to discharge patients these days, anti psychotic meds can have horrible side effects in the first few days/weeks.

Hope her son coped okay. 

[Old_Geezer]

Bit late to contribute here, but, wishing your friend well for the future, and glad you received good news about her.

[Canary42]

Trouble shared is trouble halved. Now I know that's rather trite at this time, but there is nothing worse than "waiting for news" in these situations, so coming on here can help to occupy your mind which otherwise will soar off on all sorts of fanciful (and unpleasant) ideas.

I hope it's all sorted out by now.

[douglas9401]

History shows that these things settle down quite quickly and are soon overtaken by the next.

 

Don't have nightmares.

[Smowball]

Thanku everyone for your lovely words - much appreciated. Yes I realise she will need to sleep but. Just want to see her face to face and that she is ok.

[anneasquith]

I hope your friend is better.

 My first thought when I read your post was alcohol/ non prescription drugs had been taken. 

[Patsy33]

I'm surprised how quick hospital got rid of your friend! What caused the psychotic episode? I thought you said she took some old prescription drugs. Anyway, hope the poor lady recovers well and has no more episodes.

[barry1010]

How is your friend, Smow?  Was it caused by something she ingested?