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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 204920" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Nancy,</p><p>The fact that your difficult child is raging less often than she used to is hopeful. That being said, having to live under total lockdown, stripping difficult child's room, having your things trashed...it's really really hard and it stinks.</p><p></p><p>I have heard of rages as a possible side effect of Singulair. You might want to consider a combination of Flovent for maintenance plus Ventolin for rescue. Your allergist can best advise on that.</p><p></p><p>As for the rages, trashing, etc. It is very hard. A few strategies that worked for us were:</p><p></p><p>Key locks on every room of the house, including closets and pantry. Carry the keys with you everywhere, and make sure that you lock doors behind you. </p><p></p><p>Natural consequences. If difficult child trashes it, it's gone and doesn't get replaced. Not out of punishment, but because difficult child has demonstrated that she can't yet manage the responsibility of owning it. </p><p></p><p>We lived with everything locked up and difficult child banned from certain parts of the house (family room, dining room, basement) for months at a time because he could not be trusted not to destroy things.</p><p></p><p>Sorry you're having to deal with this. You're not alone.</p><p>{{{{{hugs}}}}}</p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 204920, member: 3907"] Nancy, The fact that your difficult child is raging less often than she used to is hopeful. That being said, having to live under total lockdown, stripping difficult child's room, having your things trashed...it's really really hard and it stinks. I have heard of rages as a possible side effect of Singulair. You might want to consider a combination of Flovent for maintenance plus Ventolin for rescue. Your allergist can best advise on that. As for the rages, trashing, etc. It is very hard. A few strategies that worked for us were: Key locks on every room of the house, including closets and pantry. Carry the keys with you everywhere, and make sure that you lock doors behind you. Natural consequences. If difficult child trashes it, it's gone and doesn't get replaced. Not out of punishment, but because difficult child has demonstrated that she can't yet manage the responsibility of owning it. We lived with everything locked up and difficult child banned from certain parts of the house (family room, dining room, basement) for months at a time because he could not be trusted not to destroy things. Sorry you're having to deal with this. You're not alone. {{{{{hugs}}}}} Trinity [/QUOTE]
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