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Submitted by mslimets on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 9:13am

my step daughter that is 25yrs came to her dad and I on sunday for help with drugs and her life. She feels there is no reason to keep going on. So we went to church (not dad) and came home she went to her friends then on monday when we were scheduled to go to the hospital to check her in she took a over does of pills before we left the house. She was in critial condtion for most of the evening then they took her to the mental part of the hospital. That was monday evening, so last night she wanted to come home!!! So the doctors are going to release her and she is not done with dt's yet - I was just told that her blood pressure is very low and her ekg is not normal. Put they are going to send her home today anyway!!! I do not understand that someone is not wanting to ive and tried to end it they are just going to send home. I am taking her to see a thep and treatment center today but all outpainet. Her Dad is mad at me today for not going to work and picking her up instead of letting her friends pick her up (with the drugs) I can not do that or just give up on her. I do not understand how he can do it and thinks I am being to hard on her. I am trying to save her life! Anyone been were I am now???? Thank in advance.

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Submitted by Amazed on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 9:19am

First you're doing the right thing by trying to be there for her. Why isn't her dad trying to be more proactive with her as well?? Your sd is so lucky to have you IMHO.

Wow this is such a scary situation to be in...she's obviously going to need round the clock supervision until her frame of mind is in a safer zone. I thought they had to keep someone for a min.48hrs before they are released from suicide attempt admission?? is there anyway you can get dad to somehow overrule her desire to leave the hospital and make her stay???

Keep doing what you're doing honey...please don't trust her friends to take care of her right now, she needs solid people to help her and it sounds like you're the best thing for her. Maybe the treatment center will have some more ideas on how to cope with this?

~Always forgive your enemies...nothing annoys them so much~ Oscar Wilde

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Submitted by libby on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 9:30am

Ask the Doctors about Baker Acting her. Not to go into to much detail, but I had that done to my mother after a drug overdose. I am not sure on your state laws put they were able to hold her for 72 hours, against her will.

Don't be mad at or judge your DH - He may have known and battled this for the last 10 + years. Dealing with a drug addict is exhausting, frustrating, and alot of time, people who love an addict sometime have to walk away to keep their own sanity.

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Submitted by Amazed on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 9:52am

That's so true Libby (in regard to DH and his struggles to deal with his daughter's addiction) I was really callous not thinking about that angle of it.

~Always forgive your enemies...nothing annoys them so much~ Oscar Wilde