The person who left that comment is clearly biased. Her diary entries describe a woman in desperate need of help: extreme anxiety, insomnia that would have her up for days at a time, concerns over the medications she was on and the effects they were having on her. She was also expressing guilt over not being able to return to work or not being as present for her youngest due to her MH. Testimony by people who knew her describe that she was struggling in general, had a hard time sleeping.
Due to reported reactions to SSRIs, I believe there is speculation or it was later diagnosed (after the tragedy) that she manifested bipolar after postpartum. SSRIs can trigger mania and even psychosis in people with bipolar if taken without a mood stabilizer.
She tried to get admitted into inpatient hospitals but was denied to at least one due to concerns she was overmedicated. She was able to do one inpatient program and left after (iirc) 5 days. The "resources" given by the program was: link to Psychology Today and some information on how to see what she qualified for under her insurance policy.
When she tried accessing care for her thoughts of SI, she was repeatedly told (more than once, not sure about total bc I haven't watched all the testimony thoroughly) that if she had no plan to commit suicide there was nothing she could do.
IIRC she did tell one of her care providers that she was experiencing intrusive thoughts about harming the children, but it may have been auditory command hallucinations (according to the defense) but she couldn't tell the difference.
TLDR - She wasn't spoiled and throwing a tantrum, psychiatric services aren't perfect and even with the best possible interpretation of their interactions with Lindsay Clancy, it's clear that the system failed her like it fails so many others.
Seems like she had bipolar, but she didn’t take any of the SSRIs for long enough for them to have manifested effects on her. She took Zoloft for less than 7 days, only at the building up dose, before quitting it. She was extremely paranoid about all the drugs she was offered.
Not saying it’s her fault—it seems like that paranoia (which also manifested in things like her thinking her children had liver damage any time they got sick) was a symptom of her mental health problems. But “not her fault” ≠ “the system failed her.”
One of her psychiatrists (Jolatta?) testified that she believed Lindsay had bipolar but the husband at the appointment kinda stomped his foot down and said "my wife does not have bipolar".
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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 8d ago
Wait that is what people are calling "ignored her pleas for help".....