At Lindsay Clancy trial, focus turns to medications prescribed before she killed her 3 children

Lindsay Clancy messaged one of her caregivers less than two months before she killed her three young children in 2023 to say she was having “intrusive thoughts I never had before,” “feeling completely hopeless” and worried about becoming addicted to some medications. Rebecca Jollotta, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at South Shore Health Perinatal Behavior Health Program, testified at trial Tuesday that she exchanged messages with Clancy regularly on a patient portal throughout in late November and December 2022. Much of their conversations revolved around Clancy reporting trouble sleeping, depressive symptoms and her search for the right mix of medications to treat her symptoms.

They also had in-person and virtual visits. Several times Clancy indicated to Jollotta either that she had not taken the full dose of a prescribed medication or that she wanted to reduce a dosage or change her prescription based on what she felt were intolerable side effects. Clancy also worried about being addicted to some medications like Ativan, but Jollotta said she was not.

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___ Struggle to find the right medications “I really don’t like the way I feel on the Remeron and I know that I can’t stick with taking it,” Clancy said in a December message asking to switch from the antidepressant, which also is used to treat anxiety and insomnia, to a previous prescription mix. “I started having very intrusive thoughts that I never had before.” Jollotta tried to assure Clancy that having intrusive thoughts is common with someone diagnosed with postpartum depression and anxiety and encouraged her to give the Remeron more time to work since she had only been on it a few days. “This could be some postpartum anxiety.

And I wanted to familiarize her with the symptoms, so that she had them written down and she could report them to me,” Jollotta said. Jollotta, who is among several providers that Lindsay and Patrick Clancy have sued over her care, repeatedly came up with alternative treatment plans for Clancy including suggesting behavior therapy, support groups and meditation. But she acknowledged that it was up to Clancy whether she chose to follow them.

“I’m only making recommendations based on my ed… They also had in-person and virtual visits.Several times Clancy indicated to Jollotta either that she had not taken the full dose of a prescribed medication or that she wanted to reduce a dosage or change her prescription based on what she felt were intolerable side effects. is available by calling or texting 988.___Struggle to find the right medications“I really don’t like the way I feel on the Remeron and I know that I can’t stick with taking it,” Clancy said in a December message asking to switch from the antidepressant, which also is used to treat anxiety and insomnia, to a previous prescription mix.