A bit of sunshine in a dreary day!

 One thing I haven't shared is the miraculous changes happening with my brother.  After a discussion with his psychiatrist changes were made to his medications and we have been slowly reducing his clinozapam and have eliminated his buspirone.  There was almost an instant change, like a thin veil had been lifted and underneath is the brother I remember.  He is thinking clearly and his constant phone calls have stopped.  He doesn't lose his train of thought and just overall is AMAZINGLY better.  Of course he still requires assistance with meals and grocery shopping but the improvement is miraculous.  I can't even describe how much this has helped Ron and I.  I feel so much more hopeful for the future.  We will continue to monitor him and if we see an increase in anxiety we will quickly report it to his doctor.  I don't think he was initially over medicated because his symptoms at that time were so severe it required that level of sedation.  But he has improved and as long as his symptoms remain controlled it is best to use as little medication as possible.  We have been through hell for the past 10 years.  We can finally breathe again.