Hi All,

This was something that I have thought hard on writting about and I want all parents to know what happened to me and what might happen to their kids. I hope I don't offend anyone and I also hate to hear of any one else going through what I went through. This was also posted on www.cahourstories.net to Natalie.

I was never good at taking my meds most of my life, but I totally stopped taking them about spring 1999 until I went to jail for stalking two female therapst. I did a lot of stupid things durning that time. The first one I saw was in 1997. I was seeing a female therapist who I had liked a lot and with my hormones being so far off the chart the therapy never went well for the three years I saw her (97-99). The second one was also a female who I didn't like, but was going to try to help me with losing the first one(99-2000). To let you know neither one knew about CAH or anything about it or wanted to learn.

I had wanted to be near these therapist and so I drove from my home to Dubuque IA to Darlington WI, which is about a 85 mile round trip or one hr one way just to be near these doctors. I stayed out late just driving around not caring about myself. I had more facail hair and lost weight. I looked very sick and was lucky not to have seizures, since all meds where stopped at that point. I was confused, didn't care about my job, how I looked or cared about what happened to me. My meds where way off the chart and I did almost die

I ened up in Darlington jail on May 25 2000 to Aug 13 2000. I was lucky to have a great lawyer,nice officers and juge at first jail, but by the time I got out the second therapst had me sent in jail again for stalking and I had lost my car by then. I ened up in Langcaster WI on Aug 20 2000 and I tryed to kill myself by cutting my wrist.

Since I got out of jail on Oct 13 2000 I now take my meds like clock work and I DON'T miss any. I'm on probation til Aug 15 this year. I pretty much have changed from one person to another and things are going great now. I see a male therapst in Madison WI for my problems and he is willing to learn about my CAH. I also managed to get my old job back. I know what it's like being off my meds and I know and understand why others want to go off theirs, but I'll never do it again.

Parents please talk to your kids about taking their meds. As they get older they may think that the CAH meds are not important. They may lie,steal,cheat, or many other things like I did. It has taken me a long time to understand that my meds are important to take and I'm asking many questions from others for help. I wrote this only to let parents know what happens w/o CAH meds at least for me. The sad part is that I do think that for me not taking the meds it may have affected my brain in some way. Again I hope not to offend anyone in here.

Karen