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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 299819" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>With my own anxiety, cognitive therapy worked as much as the medications. This is just me and could be different for your son. I DID take medications with the therapy and, of course, I was an adult. Xanax made me feel really strange, so I take Klonopin. It is longer acting too. It did help a lot although I also helped myself. But he's young. I would make sure he stays off caffeine, even chocolate has caffeine, if you notice that may trigger anxiety.</p><p></p><p>My experience with upping a medication (and, again, this is just MY experience) is that once a medication "poops out" (as we call it) upping the dose has never worked for me. In fact, I felt even worse and more depressed. Once a medication pooped out for me, such as Prozac did, the best result for me was to switch medications. All medications can poop out. I've been fortunate that the Paxil to date never has. </p><p></p><p>It's your call and your child. If he is complaining that he feels "weird" I would try to ask how what he means to see if he can express it. Is he just frightened all the time? Does he have feelings of impending doom (for me this always precluded a bad depression, almost like an aura). Does he feel like he's in a dream and outside of his own body (depesonalization/derealization--very common but terrifying anxiety symptom--the worst one I ever had). </p><p></p><p>I have a great book that literally dissects a panic attack. Once I read the book, panic never "had me" the way it had in the past. I understood the physiology of a panic attack and could slow down my body. Of cousre, sgain, I was an adult. It is called "Don't Panic" by Wilson and Reid (I don't know their first names--I don't think their first names are on the book). I recently saw this book at Barnes and Noble and smiled because it was my Bible for a bit. I carried it around in my purse, even at work, and read it in the bathroom stall when I had to...it REALLY helped me slow down my body so that I COULDN'T panic. This may be asking too much of a child, but he sounds very bright. Can't hurt.</p><p></p><p>I wish you and your sweet little boy lots of luck with this. Panic/anxiety for me was strange. And still is (although it's no longer usually troubling enough for me not to function). Panic attacks would happen when stress occurred. I could go years without panic attacks. Then it would rear it's ugly head.</p><p></p><p>Give your boy a hug from me...tell him Auntie Pam on the board understands his feelings and hopes he feels better soon.</p><p></p><p>Andy, I really care about your boy, even though I don't know him, as I had so much of the same stuff as him. GOOD LUCK!!!! (((Hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 299819, member: 1550"] With my own anxiety, cognitive therapy worked as much as the medications. This is just me and could be different for your son. I DID take medications with the therapy and, of course, I was an adult. Xanax made me feel really strange, so I take Klonopin. It is longer acting too. It did help a lot although I also helped myself. But he's young. I would make sure he stays off caffeine, even chocolate has caffeine, if you notice that may trigger anxiety. My experience with upping a medication (and, again, this is just MY experience) is that once a medication "poops out" (as we call it) upping the dose has never worked for me. In fact, I felt even worse and more depressed. Once a medication pooped out for me, such as Prozac did, the best result for me was to switch medications. All medications can poop out. I've been fortunate that the Paxil to date never has. It's your call and your child. If he is complaining that he feels "weird" I would try to ask how what he means to see if he can express it. Is he just frightened all the time? Does he have feelings of impending doom (for me this always precluded a bad depression, almost like an aura). Does he feel like he's in a dream and outside of his own body (depesonalization/derealization--very common but terrifying anxiety symptom--the worst one I ever had). I have a great book that literally dissects a panic attack. Once I read the book, panic never "had me" the way it had in the past. I understood the physiology of a panic attack and could slow down my body. Of cousre, sgain, I was an adult. It is called "Don't Panic" by Wilson and Reid (I don't know their first names--I don't think their first names are on the book). I recently saw this book at Barnes and Noble and smiled because it was my Bible for a bit. I carried it around in my purse, even at work, and read it in the bathroom stall when I had to...it REALLY helped me slow down my body so that I COULDN'T panic. This may be asking too much of a child, but he sounds very bright. Can't hurt. I wish you and your sweet little boy lots of luck with this. Panic/anxiety for me was strange. And still is (although it's no longer usually troubling enough for me not to function). Panic attacks would happen when stress occurred. I could go years without panic attacks. Then it would rear it's ugly head. Give your boy a hug from me...tell him Auntie Pam on the board understands his feelings and hopes he feels better soon. Andy, I really care about your boy, even though I don't know him, as I had so much of the same stuff as him. GOOD LUCK!!!! (((Hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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