More New Meds

When I showed up this morning, Alsion calmly told me she had been thrown in the brigg. In jail. Really. While I knew this was not the case, I knew something was up but it took some teasing to find out. Turns out that Alsion has gone back to screaming through the night. She said she wants out of there, she wants to walk, she wants it now. She is angry and frustrated. So she threw her plates too. So, they gave her Ativan IV to calm her. It put her in her "jail"... She and I talked that it is SAD that Alsion cannot have everything the way she wants it right away. That must be frustrating. But Alsion needs to look at it as a long road with improvement at each step. She needs to work on it AND she WILL get there. We also talked about not getting angry with people around her but being NICE to them because they can help her imrpove. The idea of using sugar instead of insults. Alison may have been scheduled to be moved but given the last two nights of lack of sleep, she is not a candidate to be moved. The hospital is working on anti-axiety meds to get it right. They want to stop Alison's perseveration on the negative. Next med they are now trying is a mood stabilizer called Seraquil. Mark and Dawn were there today along with another friend. Come visit. It is always fun, or at least entertaining!