Have Any Of You Hospitalized Your Child For A Med Wash?
My 12-year-old is dangerously aggressive and the meds that worked for years no longer work now that he's hit puberty. Our team is talking about admitting him to an in-patient program for 30 days to safely work him off of the medications he is taking and then add in new medications that might work better for him. Have any of you ever hospitalized your child for a med wash? What was your experience? Would you recommend it? I'm worried that the hospital experience will traumatize him, but I'm also… read more
I know this may sound like a dumb question but when the med wash happens at the hospital/ or treatment center, would / is the parent allowed to stay with their child ? This has been brought up to us to do before but I never considered it unless this was allowed
That's a great resource--thanks!
We do use several biomedical treatments. For years we were biomedical only and I refused to give him any drugs. But it really was the best choice for him.
A medication wash is where you check into a hospital or pediatric psychiatric ward to get stepped down off of a medicine under close supervision of medical staff. It takes several days/weeks.
What's a "med wash"? Detox rehab or something like that. I didn't see the term when I googled it.
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