Hello, A family member I live with has psychosis. Recently she was weaned off her medication because of severe side effects. After being off it for three weeks I noticed things were starting to worsen. There were a lot of big and frequent mood swings. This time though she has been very focused on past events (her childhold and relationship with her mum). I have never heard her say such harsh, horrible things about her mum before and what she tells me seems to be exaggerated at times but I don't know for sure if it is or not. From what I have read, it appears that an obession and exaggeration of past events can be a sign of a relapse. I and anoher family memebr brooched the subject, and went to her GP and discussed everything. She is now on new medication, which seemed to minimise the mood swings at first. However, it's been nearly a month and I have noticed things have been getting wore. In the span of 15 minutes I will be yelled at and criticised, before being apologised to whilst she is upset, and then she wll be happy and laughing, before coming back to a steady mood. I am really at a loss how to handle this. When she had bad syptoms before I was very young, and now I am older, I am seeking advice on how I can help her, what I should say and do, and if there are other signs or things to keep an eye on/watch out for? The most difficult part I find is that I cannot discuss this too much with her because otherwise she will accuse me of not being on her side, and saying she can't trust me and that I just want her on medication for theret of her life. All I want is for her be healthy and her psychosis under control. Any advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, -unsure-
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