lexapro

We’ve been doing some medication changes for J now that school has ended. We finally got him off Depakote completely and haven’t seen a return of his mania (yeah!). He’s on 100 mg BID Lamictal and 5 mg Lexapro – and he’s still depressed. He’s lying around the house, not wanting to do anything but...

I know I probably sound like a broken record, but I don't have a brick wall handy to slam my head against a few times so I vent here. The constant negativity is wearing me down. You all know the drill...if something doesn't work exactly like she wants it to or whatever. My mom and I went in...

I've been lurking for a few days and after the last week, I feel compelled to introduce myself and hope for some guidance. I don't have all the abbreviations down yet, and I see others have posted info in signatures, which I can do soon. Our family is a blended family; my husband has two boys...

Thank you all for the input. I spoke to her therapist today and her doctor. I actually thought it was going to be a fight, but good news, my difficult child will be getting a neuropsychologist exam, MRI and an EEG. She will also be taken off the Concerta and starting Lamictal. The doctor says she wants to leave my...

Hi everyone :) I'm Judy. I'm so happy I found this place as I've been looking for a support for a while now :) Our ds4 is quite a little puzzle. He was born into our hearts when he was 8 days old. He was prenatally exposed to drugs and alcohol and his birth mother had a history of mental...

I dont' even know where to begin anymore. There is no word on who killed my son. I miss him so much, I can't stand it. I cry all the time. I did meet with a grief counselor today and all I did was cry. The only thing keeps me going is trying to get the reward money up. Then I finally...

I'm truly exhausted today & can't believe it took this long to figure out a support group would be SO wonderful! I don't even know where to begin. I don't exactly recall where it started. Since every day begins with a battle, it's hard to pinpoint when the battle became a full-blown war. I...

I'm going to write the facts and then my feelings towards them. These days sadness and guilt are just never far away from me. Got a call from the school on Wednesday to come get Tommy because he was out of control AGAIN. By the time I got there, he was in the principal's office with the...

I feel like I only come here when I'm in crisis. Apologies for that. Maybe one day I'll have my stuff together enough to give advice rather than plead for it. difficult child started Lexapro a week ago because of anxiety-ish symptoms. His dr. gave us a sample months ago because of his anxiety reaction any time...

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...

Hello all, I hope everyone is doing well. I haven't been on in a few weeks, more computer problems, I need a new one. My difficult child has been driving me nuts as usual. She comes and goes as she pleases with no regard for rules whatsoever. Our social worker comes for her visit weekly and ends up...

Hi I am new here. We are having a rough time with our son. He turns 14 Saturday. He was suspended from school last week for 3 days, due to a manic episode. He went back to school yesterday, got 5 referrals in 2 days.....since the suspension my family has distanced themselves and the resource...

:applause:Yeah for difficult child! School teacher called to say that for the last two days he has done wonderful in psychiatric hospital school! She said that he needs 1:1 at all times (yup) and that it took till yesterday (well he had a lot on his plate so...) for him to be able to stay in the room with other kids...

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...

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'...

Smallworld's comments on my Neuro-psychiatric thread made me want to post now about our psychiatrist apt yesterday. Our Neuro-psychiatric feels that K, once stable,she feels K is stable, could use a tiny bit of an ADHD medication. She feels of course that this is between us and our psychiatrist. She was highly recommended...

OK - So I need some insight from this wonderfully knowledgeable group! In the last 6 months my son has gone through some radical medication changes. He went off of Depakote, Seroquel, and Effexor - and started Clonidine. Two months ago, this change was complete. It has been 9 years since he has...

Yeah, I think it is maybe time to go to the doctor to talk about my mood. On Sat Q was awful during the transition to my dad's house and I held it together fine. I came up on a stop sign that I noticed too late and hit the breaks hard and stopped fine, but it was rainy so I slid a tiny bit and...

Hello out there - Well, the moniker says it all. AHHUM: Angry Harsh Hostile Unloving Mom These are all the names I have been called while trying to navigate the so-called authorities & bureaucrates over the last 4 years. Here's our story: Son is 15, 16 in April Son ran away for 10 days...

It was pretty much decided today that the school is gunning for a change to a therapeutic school. the SW says she's afraid of another attack from difficult child and feels that they aren't equipped to handle her. Acedemically, she's in the right placement. They are going to look into to see if there's a...