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[quote=Anonymous]Op, my brother died by suicide.  This is not about is good his life is.  Your son has an illness that is sometimes lethal.  He needs medical intervention and a safety plan.

You need to talk very frankly with him and say that you will not let him die from this illness.  You will do anything in your power to keep him alive so that he can recover fully.  Ask him if he is are tonight.  Ask him if he has though of an actual plan. Make him promise that he will not hurt himself tonight.  Tell him how much you love him and that you will never, never be better off without him.  Get his dad to say the same.

The three of you need to see a psychiatrist together to come up with a treatment plan and a safety plan.

Do some googling about ketamine infusions as a short term treatment for suicidality.  There are a lot of studies out of NIH, Yale, and other reputable facilities showing ketamine has 75-80% efficacy at putting depression into remission almost immediately.  The effect is short term it it may just bridge him into when another antidepressant that takes longer to work can kick in.

Good luck.  Stop at nothing.  You are not overreacting.[/quote]

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