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<blockquote data-quote="627666" data-source="post: 214848" data-attributes="member: 6376"><p>MeowBunny, you have a wonderful way of lifting people up with your words. Thank you for your kind note.</p><p> </p><p>I read back over some of the history with your daughter and I know you can relate to my anguish firsthand. You are very wise in stating we as parents do the best we can with the information we have at that time. We are human and most of us never expected to be dealing with these complex issues. I will start to go easier on myself and will think about what you said.</p><p> </p><p>I am thankful your daughter is doing better now. I am sure one day she will look back and realize what a wonderful Mother you are and all the sacrifices you made for her survival. As parents we can never give up and we must always let our kids know that.</p><p> </p><p>I have an interesting update to report. My son's therapist called me today and said he could not stop thinking about our case. We are all in agreement that the anti-depressant, Lexapro, could be the culprit for the gradual increase in bad judgement (shoplifting) and agression (being too rough with his younger sister) we have recently seen. Our son's sweet, sensitive side has disappeared and been replaced with a colder, almost distant demeanor. We will start the process of taking him off this drug on Monday, once we have spoken with the Psychiatrist who prescribed it. Our son will never be easy, but this might help us keep him in his current school (which has been wonderful) and out of a long term facility. Our therapist also said he thought the medications could be the reason we are seeing his ODD advance to CD like symptoms. He does not think he has full blown CD...yet! This is giving me tremendous hope. I pray the school will let him stay for a few more weeks so we can see if our boy "returns". My motherly instinct tells me these drugs are doing more damage than good. I have no doubt he will need the ADHD medication, Vyvanse, to help with impulsivity and focus...but the anti-depressant might be our problem here. I know many other parents on this site have shared with me this too was their story!</p><p> </p><p>I am keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. Our children are worth the fight!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="627666, post: 214848, member: 6376"] MeowBunny, you have a wonderful way of lifting people up with your words. Thank you for your kind note. I read back over some of the history with your daughter and I know you can relate to my anguish firsthand. You are very wise in stating we as parents do the best we can with the information we have at that time. We are human and most of us never expected to be dealing with these complex issues. I will start to go easier on myself and will think about what you said. I am thankful your daughter is doing better now. I am sure one day she will look back and realize what a wonderful Mother you are and all the sacrifices you made for her survival. As parents we can never give up and we must always let our kids know that. I have an interesting update to report. My son's therapist called me today and said he could not stop thinking about our case. We are all in agreement that the anti-depressant, Lexapro, could be the culprit for the gradual increase in bad judgement (shoplifting) and agression (being too rough with his younger sister) we have recently seen. Our son's sweet, sensitive side has disappeared and been replaced with a colder, almost distant demeanor. We will start the process of taking him off this drug on Monday, once we have spoken with the Psychiatrist who prescribed it. Our son will never be easy, but this might help us keep him in his current school (which has been wonderful) and out of a long term facility. Our therapist also said he thought the medications could be the reason we are seeing his ODD advance to CD like symptoms. He does not think he has full blown CD...yet! This is giving me tremendous hope. I pray the school will let him stay for a few more weeks so we can see if our boy "returns". My motherly instinct tells me these drugs are doing more damage than good. I have no doubt he will need the ADHD medication, Vyvanse, to help with impulsivity and focus...but the anti-depressant might be our problem here. I know many other parents on this site have shared with me this too was their story! I am keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. Our children are worth the fight! [/QUOTE]
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