difficult child was on Strattera all summer and was always having rages - like a volcano ready to explode over a" look" or even just a request to do something. So it was stopped a little over two weeks ago and the generic Prozac was started (10 mg - she weighs 98#). The explosions have slowed down to about once a week, and she gets over them quicker. But yesterday she told me she thought the Prozac was making her hyper and talking all the time at school and it was irritating her friends. I have left a message for the prescribing office as we don't have a recheck for 10 more days. Has any one else had this problem? She has only been diagnosis as ADD and some behavior problems in the past. But her bio mom is bipolar. I am really worried that she will be diagnosed bipolar too - as she reminds me of her mom so much - as she always has an excuse for everything, can be down and up in the same day, etc. I know a lot can just be normal teenage girl drama - but I am worried. And our insurance is denying any further testing as unnecessary.
Today, the drama was she tried to wear just a camisole to school, underneath a zippered hoodie. She walks the 4 blocks to 8th grade, so after I dropped off her little sister at school, I came by her school and intercepted her about a block before the school. She had her hoodie zipped up tight to her neck and she had been acting odd all morning. So I asked her to unzip her hoodie and saw it was the black camisole she slept in. The thing is - today is going to be 103+ degrees. No one needs a hoodie. And all tank tops are not allowed - and sleeveless tops have to have 3" of fabric at the shoulder. Now I knew she was going to be unzipping her long sleeve hoodie during the school day... So I had her get in the car, drove her home, change in to a tshirt and took her back to school. She wasn't late. And at least we didn't have the explosion of rage that we would have had a couple weeks ago. She wasn't happy.
I am just so tired of the crap. KSM
Today, the drama was she tried to wear just a camisole to school, underneath a zippered hoodie. She walks the 4 blocks to 8th grade, so after I dropped off her little sister at school, I came by her school and intercepted her about a block before the school. She had her hoodie zipped up tight to her neck and she had been acting odd all morning. So I asked her to unzip her hoodie and saw it was the black camisole she slept in. The thing is - today is going to be 103+ degrees. No one needs a hoodie. And all tank tops are not allowed - and sleeveless tops have to have 3" of fabric at the shoulder. Now I knew she was going to be unzipping her long sleeve hoodie during the school day... So I had her get in the car, drove her home, change in to a tshirt and took her back to school. She wasn't late. And at least we didn't have the explosion of rage that we would have had a couple weeks ago. She wasn't happy.
I am just so tired of the crap. KSM