Can someone advise re my mom's BWS with PAWS
Hi, my 77 y/o mom spent 5 weeks in a psych ward recently, and they diagnosed her with severe depression and psychosis, and put her on Clozeril and Mirtazapine. After they released her with the need for 24/7 care, I finally discovered BWS which fits her situation exactly. She had been on Ativan for years for sleep problems and anxiety, but nobody she went to knew about slow tapering, and now she seems to have extreme PAWS. Most of what I've read is regarding how to slow taper off of benzos but it's already too late for that. Could anyone link me info for what to do at this point? She is crippled with anxiety and is definitely psychotic. I have also had a hard time finding a psychiatrist who's interested in helping her; they're sending us to the county mental health in this very rural area. She refused the intake there, and right now all we've got is her primary doctor refilling the prescriptions they gave her at the psych ward.