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Verdict: ADHD, ODD and sensory issues
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<blockquote data-quote="maxeygirls" data-source="post: 370765" data-attributes="member: 8869"><p>At this point I'm convinced of two things; it wasn't just the coffee that was keeping her up, and the medications she was previously on (depakote, abilify, risperdal) were literally sedating her. </p><p>She has been getting around 1-4 hours of sleep each night except for two nights last week. She swam for over 2 hours on Saturday and was still up all night so it isn't lack of activity. </p><p>Last night I told husband to get the allen wrench and he watched in awe as I went into 'crisis mode,' disassembled easy child's crib, moved it into our room, packed up every single toy, book and stuffed critter in the girls room, put child locks on every window with vice grips, barricaded the front door, locked the fridge up, stashed our medicine lock box in a hidden location and the key under my pillow and unplugged the phone so difficult child can't call her grandparents at 3am. Truthfully he tried to help but after doing this alone for so long and being so exhausted I just wanted to get it all done.</p><p>The psychologist warned me that difficult child may need something specifically for sleep aside from the 9mg of melatonin, which is currently doing nothing. </p><p>I know the medications were sedating her because although she slept, she was still tired and she slurred her words and couldn't even speak a full sentence. The longest sentence I ever heard her say was "I want that, please" and it sounded more like "eyee waaaamt daaaat, treeeese!" but since Friday we've been hearing clear sentences like "If Papa comes over, can I read with him and build a castle?" and "I don't want to eat that, can I have cheese instead?" She is currently unmedicated and has developed the ability overnight to communicate past 3-4 word statements which nobody could really understand. However if she stays unmedicated for long, they better medicate me!</p><p> </p><p>husband has no idea what he's in for and just keeps remarking how difficult child can't go very long with so little sleep, she has to crash sooner or later... ha ha ha. Don't hold your breath, buddy. I almost feel sorry for him, he has <em>no </em>idea what he's in for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maxeygirls, post: 370765, member: 8869"] At this point I'm convinced of two things; it wasn't just the coffee that was keeping her up, and the medications she was previously on (depakote, abilify, risperdal) were literally sedating her. She has been getting around 1-4 hours of sleep each night except for two nights last week. She swam for over 2 hours on Saturday and was still up all night so it isn't lack of activity. Last night I told husband to get the allen wrench and he watched in awe as I went into 'crisis mode,' disassembled easy child's crib, moved it into our room, packed up every single toy, book and stuffed critter in the girls room, put child locks on every window with vice grips, barricaded the front door, locked the fridge up, stashed our medicine lock box in a hidden location and the key under my pillow and unplugged the phone so difficult child can't call her grandparents at 3am. Truthfully he tried to help but after doing this alone for so long and being so exhausted I just wanted to get it all done. The psychologist warned me that difficult child may need something specifically for sleep aside from the 9mg of melatonin, which is currently doing nothing. I know the medications were sedating her because although she slept, she was still tired and she slurred her words and couldn't even speak a full sentence. The longest sentence I ever heard her say was "I want that, please" and it sounded more like "eyee waaaamt daaaat, treeeese!" but since Friday we've been hearing clear sentences like "If Papa comes over, can I read with him and build a castle?" and "I don't want to eat that, can I have cheese instead?" She is currently unmedicated and has developed the ability overnight to communicate past 3-4 word statements which nobody could really understand. However if she stays unmedicated for long, they better medicate me! husband has no idea what he's in for and just keeps remarking how difficult child can't go very long with so little sleep, she has to crash sooner or later... ha ha ha. Don't hold your breath, buddy. I almost feel sorry for him, he has [I]no [/I]idea what he's in for. [/QUOTE]
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