Secondary personality disorder

[treetate]

so 9 months today since Kev had his ruptured aneursym and we do not seem to be any further forward with him. He is still in rehab but still has no idea why he is there or what day it is and his short term memory is shot. My question is how long will they keep trying with him at the rehab centre?? He has a secondary personality disorder and is on alot of medication to stabilise his behaviour (which was very aggressive and quite frightening). I am sure there must come a point when they say they have tried as much as they can but cant do any more with him. When I ask then what their ultimate goal is for him, they just say to keep his mental state stable and to monitor his behaviour. I dont know where he will go after this, I work full time and he needs 24 hour support due to his memory and cognitive issues.

I feel very unsure about the future

[steve55]

i suffer from organic personality disorder,im great with my wife now ( its been 61/2 years since my bi ), but she used to hate coming home from work, worried if someone had annoyed me and id beaten them up,so much so she had a break down at work.

my gp referred me to a psychiatrist and the medication we agrreed on ( not anti depressants because i wasnt depressed ) has worked.

i am noise intolerant, so when we go out my reaction is different and im rude, my short term memory is shot to bits. be warned, when he gets home he may want sex all the time.

[cat3]

Teresa, it can take many months for mood stabilisers/antidepressants to be successfully matched to an individual's physiology/brain chemistry and more often than not is a long game of trial & error. There's almost certainly a medication which will benefit Kev and keep him stable, just not yet found.

It took almost a year (pre BI) for me to tolerate an antidepressant after a changeover from Tricyclics to SSRIs. The big problem is the waiting period of 4-6 weeks which is usually the time it takes for these meds to assimilate (or not) and it took around 7 different drugs before I hit on the one which I still have 20+years later and which radically improved my quality of life (and lives of others).

And with a brain injury to complicate matters I imagine it's even more of a task, especially if there's a need for compatibility with other meds. I know the wait is painful and stressful m'love and I really feel for you both ; you more so, as everything has landed on your shoulders.

All I've got is love, best wishes and a big supply of hugs Teresa, but sincerely meant. Try to look out for yourself & maybe get advice & support from :-

careforcarers.org.uk/suppor...

With love, Cat x

[treetate in reply to cat3]

Thank you Cat, really appreciate it. I feel completely in limbo land at the moment xx

[cat3 in reply to treetate]

One day at a time m'love and, though it might feel inappropriate, get as much distraction as you can ; we're stronger as a result of stepping back occasionally...……. xx