StillHaveHope
01-17-2008, 10:24 PM
Hi everyone, I found this site while searching the web. It could not have come at a better time.
My name is Liz. My mother has been addicted to prescription drugs, among other things my entire life. I am now 27 years old and think I made a huge mistake. For the second time.
My mom was living in New York and she was on her own. her health has been deteriorating, or so she says, for the last year now. She called a few months back and asked if she could move in with my boyfriend and I (she lived with us for a year about 2 yrs ago) She said she had nowhere to go and would have to live in a homeless shelter. I told her that as long as she got a job, stayed sober and tried to help herself she would be welcome to stay for 6 months. Which should give her plenty of time to get her stuff together.
She has been here a month now. We went to the emergency room last weekend cause she says she was having a TIA (mild stroke) and she was crying. I brought her. I stayed with her to see what the doctor said. He ran the gamit on tests and he said he thinks it is all anxiety. He gave her a prescription of Xanax which I am dosing out to her and sent her home.
Yesterday she had an appointmentwith her Dr. I asked her what he prescribed and she said just her blood pressure medication. Ever since then her eyes look "hazy" and last night she passed out on the couch sitting up. Which I have not seen her do since the last time she had an "episode" We have had pretty heated arguments and she has an excuse for everthing. She hasnt even finished her resume.
I am at a loss of what to do here. I don't know if she is still sober. She is trying to run my household. Doesnt take repsonsibility for anything. It's like I have a grown child. I have not had to deal with this much since I was a kid. I dont know where to go from here.
My name is Liz. My mother has been addicted to prescription drugs, among other things my entire life. I am now 27 years old and think I made a huge mistake. For the second time.
My mom was living in New York and she was on her own. her health has been deteriorating, or so she says, for the last year now. She called a few months back and asked if she could move in with my boyfriend and I (she lived with us for a year about 2 yrs ago) She said she had nowhere to go and would have to live in a homeless shelter. I told her that as long as she got a job, stayed sober and tried to help herself she would be welcome to stay for 6 months. Which should give her plenty of time to get her stuff together.
She has been here a month now. We went to the emergency room last weekend cause she says she was having a TIA (mild stroke) and she was crying. I brought her. I stayed with her to see what the doctor said. He ran the gamit on tests and he said he thinks it is all anxiety. He gave her a prescription of Xanax which I am dosing out to her and sent her home.
Yesterday she had an appointmentwith her Dr. I asked her what he prescribed and she said just her blood pressure medication. Ever since then her eyes look "hazy" and last night she passed out on the couch sitting up. Which I have not seen her do since the last time she had an "episode" We have had pretty heated arguments and she has an excuse for everthing. She hasnt even finished her resume.
I am at a loss of what to do here. I don't know if she is still sober. She is trying to run my household. Doesnt take repsonsibility for anything. It's like I have a grown child. I have not had to deal with this much since I was a kid. I dont know where to go from here.