Hi, I started having feelings of depersonalization about 2 months ago. I think that I've had isolated incidents of it in the past (I'm talking for like 5 seconds), but it's always gone away. Well, ever since I was on a whole bunch of corticosteroids that completely changed my moods and emotions, I haven't been completely normal. Well, I came off the steroids, and started to feel better (still very odd and trance-like, but a tolerable level), but now that I'm back on them again for my asthma, I feel awful. I don't even know if I'm asleep, awake, alive, etc. I'm just constantly confused and afraid that I'm going to die. I feel emotionally detached, yet I know that there's emotions inside of me somewhere because I'll randomly start crying when I think about what if anything happened to my mom and who would take care of me. I honestly want to be like admitted to a mental hospital or something. Do they ever admit people for things like this? Since I'm a minor, could my mom stay?
2007-03-08 09:29:22 · 5 answers · asked by Happy 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
It's unlikely that you'd get admitted for a psychiatric hospitalization and it's doubtful that you'd need one. You're obviously very bright and you've researched this topic enough to recognize your symptoms, so please talk with your Mom (who it sounds like you're close to) and ask her to take you to your doc and discuss the symptoms. Perhaps there are other steroids he can try that would be less likely to cause these symptoms or he could add a benzo to help take the edge off if you need to be on them. Don't fight biology!
2007-03-08 16:30:01 · answer #1 · answered by Opester 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing wrong with a mental hospital, unlike one prejudicial comment on here, but to me this does sound like a bad side effect. a lot of meds have mental side effects. Or the steroids could be making a mild underlying problem worse. (I get this latter problem-many drugs make my bipolar a lot worse) You need to call up your doc and ask. It's pointless addressing underlying issues if you don't have any, and you won't know that until you are off the steroids for awhile.
2007-03-08 18:02:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should try to go to a docto or hospital and have the doctor check to see why your haveing such a bad reaction to the steriods. I also would recommend some therapy, dont be afraid to express what your feeling to your mom, teacher, or whoever you feel comfortable talking to. I hope things will aprrove for you, as for a mental hospital, that is for people who are not sane, i think you are just having a posible allergic reaction to the steriods or are just being affected strongly from it. good luck, hope you get better
2007-03-08 17:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by Al 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may need to be in a regular hospital because of your strong reaction to the steroidal drugs. Talk to your doctor and tell him what you are feeling.
2007-03-08 17:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you need more help then you will
get here on Q&A.
Talk to your mom.
Talk to your school counselor.
Talk to your doctor.
It very well could be that your medications
are adding to your problems.
Good luck.
2007-03-08 17:40:37 · answer #5 · answered by kyle.keyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋