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<blockquote data-quote="recovering doormat" data-source="post: 330644" data-attributes="member: 5941"><p>I'm seconding what timerlady just said about keeping a notebook on your child, starting today. I did this when my son was discharged from a hospital stay for generalized anxiety disorder and had been put on a number of new medications. It's nearly impossible to remember everything to tell a doctor, and the more "scientific" you are about it, the better. i just got a plain old composition notebook and for each day, I noted what time difficult child 2 woke up, what his mood was at the time, did he make it to school that day, did he eat, what medications he took. I put a graph line on the bottom with his waking hours on the line and actually "charted" his moods for about a month or so. I also made note of any stressors: family argurments, illness, social interactions, etc. Anything going on that might influence his mood or anxiety. </p><p> </p><p>It also helps make you feel a little less like you've got one foot nailed to the floor, and you're walking around in circles....</p><p> </p><p>Oh, and since it's cold outside, I've been treating myself to a cup of homemade hot chocolate at night, the good stuff, with a shot of rum or brandy in it. After my youngest is in bed, of course. It's a small treat but a reward for getting through another day.you need to have small rewards spaced out for yourself so you don't get completely burnt out.</p><p> </p><p>My issues aren't the same as yours, but I can empathize with your frustration over getting a proper diagnosis. Adding medications complicates that, because what works for one kid may not work for another. But you have to try everything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recovering doormat, post: 330644, member: 5941"] I'm seconding what timerlady just said about keeping a notebook on your child, starting today. I did this when my son was discharged from a hospital stay for generalized anxiety disorder and had been put on a number of new medications. It's nearly impossible to remember everything to tell a doctor, and the more "scientific" you are about it, the better. i just got a plain old composition notebook and for each day, I noted what time difficult child 2 woke up, what his mood was at the time, did he make it to school that day, did he eat, what medications he took. I put a graph line on the bottom with his waking hours on the line and actually "charted" his moods for about a month or so. I also made note of any stressors: family argurments, illness, social interactions, etc. Anything going on that might influence his mood or anxiety. It also helps make you feel a little less like you've got one foot nailed to the floor, and you're walking around in circles.... Oh, and since it's cold outside, I've been treating myself to a cup of homemade hot chocolate at night, the good stuff, with a shot of rum or brandy in it. After my youngest is in bed, of course. It's a small treat but a reward for getting through another day.you need to have small rewards spaced out for yourself so you don't get completely burnt out. My issues aren't the same as yours, but I can empathize with your frustration over getting a proper diagnosis. Adding medications complicates that, because what works for one kid may not work for another. But you have to try everything. [/QUOTE]
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