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<blockquote data-quote="ksm" data-source="post: 493128" data-attributes="member: 12511"><p>I feel your pain. My difficult child (8th grade too) is in a similar boat. She was tried on Stratera earlier this year, and after 2 to 3 months they stopped it. Her rages were over the top - she has always been a little drama queen - but it was a whole new level of yelling, screaming, slamming doors, running out of the house. After Stratera, they prescribed Prozac. Within a couple of weeks, she was complaining of being "all hyper" and "can't stop talking" and irritating everyone. At that point they kind of decided she might be bipolar (I think it is probably true) and tried a different medication - Seroquel XR. We took that for about two months - and then there were a couple incidents where she was speaking in "word salad" so that was stopped, too. </p><p></p><p>At this point we are not on medications... but things aren't great. We are trying to get more help/testing but insurance is dragging their feet. Our difficult child is our step granddaughter whom we adopted 6 plus years ago. Her bio mom was a difficult child and finally diagnosis as bipolar. But she also had major addiction problems. I am sure we have some attachment disorder going on with difficult child too. She just can't take no for an answer.</p><p></p><p>I wish I was on here giving you great advice - but I am practically in the same boat. New to this site - and they have been helpful. Even if there are no easy answers, it helps to vent and know someone is listening and responding. I too think you have to step back from the homework struggles. It just isn't worth it. I even started seeing my own therapist and at our last appointment he said that my relationship with her is much more important in the long run than homework. So I am working on it - but it seems like every little thing ends up in a tantrum. KSM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ksm, post: 493128, member: 12511"] I feel your pain. My difficult child (8th grade too) is in a similar boat. She was tried on Stratera earlier this year, and after 2 to 3 months they stopped it. Her rages were over the top - she has always been a little drama queen - but it was a whole new level of yelling, screaming, slamming doors, running out of the house. After Stratera, they prescribed Prozac. Within a couple of weeks, she was complaining of being "all hyper" and "can't stop talking" and irritating everyone. At that point they kind of decided she might be bipolar (I think it is probably true) and tried a different medication - Seroquel XR. We took that for about two months - and then there were a couple incidents where she was speaking in "word salad" so that was stopped, too. At this point we are not on medications... but things aren't great. We are trying to get more help/testing but insurance is dragging their feet. Our difficult child is our step granddaughter whom we adopted 6 plus years ago. Her bio mom was a difficult child and finally diagnosis as bipolar. But she also had major addiction problems. I am sure we have some attachment disorder going on with difficult child too. She just can't take no for an answer. I wish I was on here giving you great advice - but I am practically in the same boat. New to this site - and they have been helpful. Even if there are no easy answers, it helps to vent and know someone is listening and responding. I too think you have to step back from the homework struggles. It just isn't worth it. I even started seeing my own therapist and at our last appointment he said that my relationship with her is much more important in the long run than homework. So I am working on it - but it seems like every little thing ends up in a tantrum. KSM [/QUOTE]
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