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Handcuffed difficult child 2 had a chat with the cop yesterday
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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 313247" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>Well difficult child 2 crashed into depression by 9 am and spent the morning sitting in a chair looking very sad. Didn't have to give him any more benadryl. He said he was so tired that he didn't have the energy to fight with his sister. I had to keep him close all day and give him a lot of attention so I didn't have a chance to post earlier.</p><p></p><p>We went to see his therapist at 2:30. He was less depressed by then but still looked tired and sad. Went into therapy session that way and came out hypomanic. Giggling and silly.</p><p></p><p>therapist said "he's on the bus but he's not in the driver's seat" and said difficult child 2 needs a big medication change ASAP. He felt that difficult child 2 is clearly rapid cycling BiPolar (BP) and in a severe cycle right now. I think difficult child 2's probably earned a BP1 diagnosis at this point. Talked to therapist about dropping him to a partial school day while we tried to get him stable on medications and he thought that was a good idea.</p><p></p><p>On the way home difficult child 2 got edgy and anxious. By late afternoon he was a bizarre combo of giggly and angry. He managed to hold it together through the evening although we had a couple tense moments. He's gone to bed now.</p><p></p><p>We have an appointment with the psychiatrist tomorrow at 11:30 am. I talked to her on the phone early this morning and she agreed it was best to keep him home. She said if he got aggressive and violent that he needed to be hospitalized. I told her it would take a cop with a gun and handcuffs to get him there and she agreed we should try to manage him at home for now.</p><p></p><p>I know she'll be making major medication changes but it's tough to do mood stabilizers with him because of the Crohn's. Not sure what she's going to suggest since we were both hoping the Lamictal was going to do the trick.</p><p></p><p>Of course difficult child 2's annual IEP meeting is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. I don't see how I can go with difficult child 2 in this state. Can't take him into the meeting and can't leave him alone. I don't feel comfortable leaving him with any of our friends given his recent violence - they all have kids or are much older than us and could not deal with any aggression from him.</p><p></p><p>I'll see what the psychiatrist thinks about going to a partial school day and whether we need to hospitalize him to do medication changes. If she agrees, I will e-mail the RSP and tell them I want him on a partial day schedule starting ASAP that hopefully will be temporary, provisions in the IEP for him to miss school due to BP1 and Crohn's without penalty and for them to discuss the possibility of moving him to a different school away from his twin sister. She is sabotaging things constantly because she is so angry and sorry for herself. I'm trying to be sympathetic but am worn thin and her acidic remarks, passive aggressive behavior and defiance when there are safety issues has me wanting to slap her silly.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all the suggestions and concern for me and difficult child 2. I really appreciate them. I'll just have to take things moment to moment and hope we can find a medication that works on the first try.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 313247, member: 7948"] Well difficult child 2 crashed into depression by 9 am and spent the morning sitting in a chair looking very sad. Didn't have to give him any more benadryl. He said he was so tired that he didn't have the energy to fight with his sister. I had to keep him close all day and give him a lot of attention so I didn't have a chance to post earlier. We went to see his therapist at 2:30. He was less depressed by then but still looked tired and sad. Went into therapy session that way and came out hypomanic. Giggling and silly. therapist said "he's on the bus but he's not in the driver's seat" and said difficult child 2 needs a big medication change ASAP. He felt that difficult child 2 is clearly rapid cycling BiPolar (BP) and in a severe cycle right now. I think difficult child 2's probably earned a BP1 diagnosis at this point. Talked to therapist about dropping him to a partial school day while we tried to get him stable on medications and he thought that was a good idea. On the way home difficult child 2 got edgy and anxious. By late afternoon he was a bizarre combo of giggly and angry. He managed to hold it together through the evening although we had a couple tense moments. He's gone to bed now. We have an appointment with the psychiatrist tomorrow at 11:30 am. I talked to her on the phone early this morning and she agreed it was best to keep him home. She said if he got aggressive and violent that he needed to be hospitalized. I told her it would take a cop with a gun and handcuffs to get him there and she agreed we should try to manage him at home for now. I know she'll be making major medication changes but it's tough to do mood stabilizers with him because of the Crohn's. Not sure what she's going to suggest since we were both hoping the Lamictal was going to do the trick. Of course difficult child 2's annual IEP meeting is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. I don't see how I can go with difficult child 2 in this state. Can't take him into the meeting and can't leave him alone. I don't feel comfortable leaving him with any of our friends given his recent violence - they all have kids or are much older than us and could not deal with any aggression from him. I'll see what the psychiatrist thinks about going to a partial school day and whether we need to hospitalize him to do medication changes. If she agrees, I will e-mail the RSP and tell them I want him on a partial day schedule starting ASAP that hopefully will be temporary, provisions in the IEP for him to miss school due to BP1 and Crohn's without penalty and for them to discuss the possibility of moving him to a different school away from his twin sister. She is sabotaging things constantly because she is so angry and sorry for herself. I'm trying to be sympathetic but am worn thin and her acidic remarks, passive aggressive behavior and defiance when there are safety issues has me wanting to slap her silly. Thanks for all the suggestions and concern for me and difficult child 2. I really appreciate them. I'll just have to take things moment to moment and hope we can find a medication that works on the first try. [/QUOTE]
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