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we switched medications and I see a change
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<blockquote data-quote="agee" data-source="post: 339898"><p>First, </p><p>@Farmwife, just knowing someone else is in the same boat is hugely comforting. It is so hard sometimes to be around "normal" kids whose parents just don't get it. My friend came over yesterday and it was such a relief - difficult child's anxiety kicked in and he became "fake" calm and "fake" nice (I say "fake" because he was pretending, or at least trying really hard - and after they left we got what he'd been storing up). I told her it was great having her there because we'd had a hard day and she told us how her (average 6 year old) little guy was sometimes whiny. </p><p>Ummmm.</p><p>Anyway, I feel alone a lot and this board is helping me not feel that way.</p><p>To answer questions - he has been only on stimulants in the past. That's how we started out. Then he was on stims + prozac, then stims + imipramine, then on risperda; + stims + imipramine, and most recently we had 6 weeks of just risperdal and imipramine. This last bought brought wild and uncontrollable behavior, good sleep, and much better mood. But complete inability to function in school.</p><p>Just stims made him low. That's why we added the Prozac. </p><p>Now he's back on a low dose (low for him) of Vyvanse and he can do school, pretty much, but is back to being rude and low...add upping the Abilify and he's a basket case.</p><p>But I think it's worth seeing if he'll stabilize on it. I'm trying not to overreact to first day results. Bur obviously I'm reacting. It's more this constant up and down and up and down and back and forth and not feeling like anyone will ever be able to help us is driving us crazy.</p><p>That's all. It stinks. I hate it.</p><p>A</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agee, post: 339898"] First, @Farmwife, just knowing someone else is in the same boat is hugely comforting. It is so hard sometimes to be around "normal" kids whose parents just don't get it. My friend came over yesterday and it was such a relief - difficult child's anxiety kicked in and he became "fake" calm and "fake" nice (I say "fake" because he was pretending, or at least trying really hard - and after they left we got what he'd been storing up). I told her it was great having her there because we'd had a hard day and she told us how her (average 6 year old) little guy was sometimes whiny. Ummmm. Anyway, I feel alone a lot and this board is helping me not feel that way. To answer questions - he has been only on stimulants in the past. That's how we started out. Then he was on stims + prozac, then stims + imipramine, then on risperda; + stims + imipramine, and most recently we had 6 weeks of just risperdal and imipramine. This last bought brought wild and uncontrollable behavior, good sleep, and much better mood. But complete inability to function in school. Just stims made him low. That's why we added the Prozac. Now he's back on a low dose (low for him) of Vyvanse and he can do school, pretty much, but is back to being rude and low...add upping the Abilify and he's a basket case. But I think it's worth seeing if he'll stabilize on it. I'm trying not to overreact to first day results. Bur obviously I'm reacting. It's more this constant up and down and up and down and back and forth and not feeling like anyone will ever be able to help us is driving us crazy. That's all. It stinks. I hate it. A [/QUOTE]
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