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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 338282" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>SW, that's a very good point about the two different medications. I don't think he's been on Focalin XR, although difficult child 2 has. Before we switched to Daytrana he had been on Concerta and doing well, except at the time we found out he had an intestinal stricture from the Crohn's and there was concern about the Concerta capsule not dissolve completely and the potential for a blockage because of that. </p><p> </p><p>It's certainly worth looking into... heck, I may even still have some old Focalin XR on hand somewhere... I need to look.</p><p> </p><p>3S, the metaphor is perfect. I kept difficult child 1 in his room all day today and it was AMAZING how quiet and peaceful things were. easy child and difficult child 2 played so nicely together both in and outside the house today. The minute difficult child 1 came out and tried to interact with them, voices started raising and there was trouble within a very short time. My heart hurts for all of them.</p><p> </p><p>ML, thank you.</p><p> </p><p>Pepperidge, we had horrible rebound with Adderall when he was younger. The aggression was very bad on it. I think of Lamictal because I know what it did for his dad and he sometimes has the same irritability and depressive anger husband had.</p><p> </p><p>Yup, Heather, it truly bites when your kids make you afraid for your safety and that of the rest of the family. I hate this.</p><p> </p><p>CM, the only reason we put him on an AD was to address the anxiety that was getting out of control with him shortly after his Crohn's diagnosis. He's always been an anxious kid, and it got really bad then. And even before then, when he was on imipramine for bedwetting, I noticed an improvement in his mood when he was on that in the first grade. </p><p> </p><p>At first he was on Lexapro for the post-Crohn's diagnosis anxiety, and that did great for him. Then about two years later he started with IBS problems, and his GI rx'd Elavil/amitriptyline for that (in addition to the Lexapor) with psychiatrist's blessing. But it was right around then his anger problems started to get out of control. psychiatrist switched him to Celexa, and I couldn't really tell if there was any change, plus it's hard to tell if it was puberty or the medications or what. Then last year I took him off the Elavil and for a long time he was a lot better. But then over winter break it's like things are getting more frequently out of control for him now. He's just obnoxious and annoying off the stimulant -- and then he's nasty and irritable when it's wearing off. </p><p> </p><p>And because he's so immature he doesn't even know how to deal with my disapproval and his dad's disapproval. husband tries the soft approach, and I tend to be the hardliner. difficult child 1 just throws it back in husband's face and with me he just tries to provoke a reaction. Tonight he kept coming out of his room and doing things to both annoy me and get my attention: throwing pretzels at me, standing right behind the couch where I was sitting and swinging a smal dumbbell over my head (I have to admit, I was both nervous and angry but trying not to react to him), then trying to hug and hang onto me, or take the sleeping cat from my lap, making faces at me from behind (I could see his reflection in the TV). You'd think he was 8 or 9, not almost 15 1/2.</p><p> </p><p>So I'm taking my notes on the medication suggestions and we'll see what we can come up with in the morning. Hopefully we can find a way to sort out the medications and help him redeem himself in this family before things get much worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 338282, member: 3444"] SW, that's a very good point about the two different medications. I don't think he's been on Focalin XR, although difficult child 2 has. Before we switched to Daytrana he had been on Concerta and doing well, except at the time we found out he had an intestinal stricture from the Crohn's and there was concern about the Concerta capsule not dissolve completely and the potential for a blockage because of that. It's certainly worth looking into... heck, I may even still have some old Focalin XR on hand somewhere... I need to look. 3S, the metaphor is perfect. I kept difficult child 1 in his room all day today and it was AMAZING how quiet and peaceful things were. easy child and difficult child 2 played so nicely together both in and outside the house today. The minute difficult child 1 came out and tried to interact with them, voices started raising and there was trouble within a very short time. My heart hurts for all of them. ML, thank you. Pepperidge, we had horrible rebound with Adderall when he was younger. The aggression was very bad on it. I think of Lamictal because I know what it did for his dad and he sometimes has the same irritability and depressive anger husband had. Yup, Heather, it truly bites when your kids make you afraid for your safety and that of the rest of the family. I hate this. CM, the only reason we put him on an AD was to address the anxiety that was getting out of control with him shortly after his Crohn's diagnosis. He's always been an anxious kid, and it got really bad then. And even before then, when he was on imipramine for bedwetting, I noticed an improvement in his mood when he was on that in the first grade. At first he was on Lexapro for the post-Crohn's diagnosis anxiety, and that did great for him. Then about two years later he started with IBS problems, and his GI rx'd Elavil/amitriptyline for that (in addition to the Lexapor) with psychiatrist's blessing. But it was right around then his anger problems started to get out of control. psychiatrist switched him to Celexa, and I couldn't really tell if there was any change, plus it's hard to tell if it was puberty or the medications or what. Then last year I took him off the Elavil and for a long time he was a lot better. But then over winter break it's like things are getting more frequently out of control for him now. He's just obnoxious and annoying off the stimulant -- and then he's nasty and irritable when it's wearing off. And because he's so immature he doesn't even know how to deal with my disapproval and his dad's disapproval. husband tries the soft approach, and I tend to be the hardliner. difficult child 1 just throws it back in husband's face and with me he just tries to provoke a reaction. Tonight he kept coming out of his room and doing things to both annoy me and get my attention: throwing pretzels at me, standing right behind the couch where I was sitting and swinging a smal dumbbell over my head (I have to admit, I was both nervous and angry but trying not to react to him), then trying to hug and hang onto me, or take the sleeping cat from my lap, making faces at me from behind (I could see his reflection in the TV). You'd think he was 8 or 9, not almost 15 1/2. So I'm taking my notes on the medication suggestions and we'll see what we can come up with in the morning. Hopefully we can find a way to sort out the medications and help him redeem himself in this family before things get much worse. [/QUOTE]
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