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  1. X

    My Baby's Gone!!

    Today was the hardest day! I had to check my 8 yr old little boy (my baby) in to the Behavioral Health Hospital for inpatient care! It was the hardest thing having to say goodbye to him and leave him there with strangers. I explained to him why he is there and told him it's not because he is a...
  2. goin_crazy

    difficult child 13-yr old son diagnosis with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) ODD ADHD Bipolar & I am at my wit's end

    Hi, I am new here and haven't posted before. I have been lurking and seeing many of you in similar situations. I just need a friend or two. I made it through the work day without crying so that is a record for the last month, I think. My 13yr old son has been giving us trouble since he was...
  3. gcvmom

    He's buzzing again...

    difficult child 2 cannot concentrate, cannot sit still, cannot focus tonight on his homework. I asked him if he took his medications at lunch and he says he did. But he's acting like he didn't, and he shouts at me "Mom! I'm BUZZING!" (our term for hypomanic symptoms like racing thoughts). Tomorrow morning he...
  4. jenndyson

    our story in a nutshell

    I've just joined this group and am thrilled to find others going through many of the same things our family has. As an introduction, I'd like to give a brief recount of our son's life thus far. "E" as we call him is now 5 years old. He was difficult from birth....developmentally delayed...
  5. TiredSoul

    No Stimulants work! ADHD/ODD, 7 yr old

    Hello everyone! It's been a long time since I've been here. I have run out of ideas.... and need some input from all you experts out there. difficult child, m, 7 yo: diagnosis'd with ADHD combined type and ODD 2 years ago. We have tried: Focalin Adderall Vyvanse Bright Spark (www.nativeremedies.com)...
  6. I

    Serious help needed!18 yr old, now what?

    I am sooooo tired of being a mother to my 18yo. I know by the time you are done reading this you will think I am a horrible person. But I am sitting her crying and don't know what to do. The most obvious would be to just tell him to leave. 1. he has no where to go 2. it will turn into a...
  7. J

    seroquel side effects??? difficult child has a rash

    hi to everyone i haven't been on much today, been dealing with my own nightmares surrounding horrible holiday ugh. Anyway, i hope everyone's weekend was good and calm, and difficult child's are smiling and happy. :) difficult child has a rash, i am calling doctor in the a.m. yet it's on the back of her legs. I have...
  8. J

    tics from seroquel

    hi!! :) So, difficult child has tics from her seroquel. I've noticed in her hands, she keeps twitching them seperately, it's hard to explain what she does. It's almost constant now though. started small and now it's quite often. doctor says dont make big deal about it, just let's see if it stops. It's...
  9. T

    frustrated

    I am new here. A little background for you. husband and I adopted our son when he was 8 yrs. old from fostercare. He will be 15 in a few weeks. We have made huge progress in his behaviors. When we first got him he had never been able to stay in school for an entire day and spent most of his day...
  10. HEC0417

    I NEED GUIDANCE!!!

    At the age of 4 my son was diagnosed with ADHD, Mixed Developmental D/O, and Adjustment D/O with Mixed Emotional Features. He has tried all the basic ADHD drugs and none worked so his doctor (well thats what his shingle said) decided to try psychotropics Respirdal,and now Abilify. I fell into...
  11. Janna

    The A-Typical Dilemma

    http://www.sptimes.com/2007/07/29/Worldandnation/The_atypical_dilemma.shtml More and more, parents at wit's end are begging doctors to help them calm their aggressive children or control their kids with ADHD. More and more, doctors are prescribing powerful antipsychotic drugs. In the past...
  12. M

    Psychiatrist appointment this week / medications check

    This week is difficult child's medication check... He's been on Abilify & tenex for forever... and he is maxed out on the dosages. He still has all the same issues, although the medications taken at night help him wind down for sleep at a decent hour, and i suppose they do curb some of his agressive behavior during the...
  13. Aneau

    HELP!!!!! 8 year old boy with- ADHD has me in tears!

    I have this beautiful child whom both my husband and I adore, he has been in and out of Dr's offices here in Alaska. Needless to say we just don't have the help that the lower 48 has to offer. He was diagnosed with ADHD several years ago, started on Ritalin...total nightmare after 2 weeks. He...
  14. buddy

    Such an interesting day...

    First, last night I didn't change Q's patches which is fine, we have done that many times, can change them the next day b/4 school...doctor says there is really a couple of days worth of medication left in the patch so I never do a power struggle over night vs. morning. But maybe with the growth or this...
  15. H

    Next medication change, round.... something

    OK, doctor still not really feeling the need for more testing. I ask for a full evaluation and get asked what I'm wanting. Is there some more specific name that I'm missing? I said a full psychological/neurological profile. Why? *headdesk* Let me think... because she reacts so oddly to so many...
  16. J

    Medications for Impulsivity

    Under the pressure of a court date on Tuesday and possible foster care placement or time in custody, difficult child is now willing to take some medication. Earlier this year he rejected the suggestion from a psychiatrist (who he only saw that one time) of something to control his impulsivity (especially a...
  17. R

    Medication for children with autism

    Hi everybody, this is my first time on. I am 51 years old, stay home dad do to disability( Progressive Charcot-Marie-Tooth) and have a 12 years old child with autism. My son has become very aggressive since we took him out of risperdal. He gain a lot weight and my wife and I were very concerned...
  18. A

    Tired of talking to people who do not understand!!!

    I found this site searching for information on risperdal. My son takes that and has gained weight he can't stop eating and he can't sleep. I want to take him off of it but I am not sure of the risks and benefits. He also takes concerta and zoloft. I honestly want to take him off everything and...
  19. M

    If it's not one it's the other

    Now that Daniel's medications were changed he has gone back to being my sweet Daniel 85% of the time. We did have an issue with his brother the other night but I don't know if it was Daniel's fly off anger that caused it or real anger at his brother. David has been horrid and Daniel's teasing him does...
  20. E

    Help please, need placement suggestions

    Gfg15 was hospitalized July 25 to July 30. Her last hospitalization was in April. Both times she went because she said the voices she hears are telling her to kill herself or hurt herself. This last hospitalization she reported some feeble attempts at hurting herself - 1) tried to 'smother'...
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