Suicide and Prayer

Last night Ian was suicidal. Thankfully it really scared him and he came to me right away. We calmed him down and he fell asleep in daddies lap. I called his psychologist right away and had a long discussion with her. She had just gone to a conference on Pediatric Bipolar and had learned quite a lot. She learned some new info about medicine and how it can affect children, especially children with Bipolar. Lots of times doctors will suggest SSRI's or Tricyclic antidepressants for children with Anxiety problems or ADHD. Often times the medicine is a great help, but for Bipolar children, it can send them into manic or depressive phases. This has been happening with Ian. Every medicine we have tried, he has gone into what only can be described as a "manic" phase to depression and no suicidal thoughts.

We took him off his medicine, but we have not been able to get a hold of his doctor at Children's. We have an appointment with his pediatrician within the hour. I've kept him home and am keeping a close watch on him. He does remember what happened last night, but he does not feel that way so far today. He does still feel quite nauseas. He has been feeling that way constantly for the past few day.

Please prayer for Ian. He needs all the positive thoughts we can give him.