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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 219803" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Thank you all so much. I'm so full of doubt right now- worry that I haven't found a better answer for my son, that I so desparately wanted.</p><p></p><p>Before medications, he started with a serious depression and internalization of negative thoughts/ideas about himself. Some things had transpired that he blamed himself for, although they were never his fault. He was not a difficult child before then. He was 10 1/2yo. He would not listen to me when I tried over and over to relieve his pain and self-blame and negative thoughts. He started stealing and then became erratic and he started doing such erratic and unpredictable things that I thought he was going to kill himself, although he wasn't directly trrying to commit suicide. Then, it kept getting worse and I was afraid that someone else could get hurt in the process, even though he wasn't deliberately trying to hurt anyone.</p><p></p><p>During that course of time, I had him with tdocs, psychiatrist who didn't put him on medications right away but continued to see us and lined us up with neuropsychologist testing, difficult child was in the phsop because I couldn't wait anymore- I swear I thought he was going to die. The tdocs were making things worse so I stopped them and started spending some time with difficult child just listening- really listening to anything he would tell me. He was on prozzac at this time but I saw no difference in him until about 2 mos later.</p><p></p><p>Then, suddenly- very suddenly- he was a different person again. Honestly, we don't know why. Was it because I was listening and trying to improve things that bothered him? Was it because he matured? Was it the prozac, even though there was no gradual change after 6 weeks- it was more like a miraculous cure? Was it bipolaar and the cycle ended?</p><p></p><p>Then, it all started again. A year later, he started being disruptive at school, the prozac was doubled, he got in trouble at school then went out and started a brush fire. Prozac was abruptly stopped, and this is where we are now.</p><p></p><p>Really, I just think it is tremendously sad that our mental health professionals are not further along than they are. All of them. There are tdocs who can't handle anything more than a typical arguement out here claiming that they can help any problem there is. We have the psychiatrists and medication companies handing out stuff when they still are saying that they have no idea what will help- but be cautious it could cause long term harm. </p><p></p><p>And we parents are sitting here desparate for help for our kids, then getting so frustrated with our kids because things haven't changed any and we have no more resources. So, we have to look at sending them somewhere that makes them live by a "do or die" order or else, they'll be locked up.</p><p></p><p>I am so torn and confused right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 219803, member: 3699"] Thank you all so much. I'm so full of doubt right now- worry that I haven't found a better answer for my son, that I so desparately wanted. Before medications, he started with a serious depression and internalization of negative thoughts/ideas about himself. Some things had transpired that he blamed himself for, although they were never his fault. He was not a difficult child before then. He was 10 1/2yo. He would not listen to me when I tried over and over to relieve his pain and self-blame and negative thoughts. He started stealing and then became erratic and he started doing such erratic and unpredictable things that I thought he was going to kill himself, although he wasn't directly trrying to commit suicide. Then, it kept getting worse and I was afraid that someone else could get hurt in the process, even though he wasn't deliberately trying to hurt anyone. During that course of time, I had him with tdocs, psychiatrist who didn't put him on medications right away but continued to see us and lined us up with neuropsychologist testing, difficult child was in the phsop because I couldn't wait anymore- I swear I thought he was going to die. The tdocs were making things worse so I stopped them and started spending some time with difficult child just listening- really listening to anything he would tell me. He was on prozzac at this time but I saw no difference in him until about 2 mos later. Then, suddenly- very suddenly- he was a different person again. Honestly, we don't know why. Was it because I was listening and trying to improve things that bothered him? Was it because he matured? Was it the prozac, even though there was no gradual change after 6 weeks- it was more like a miraculous cure? Was it bipolaar and the cycle ended? Then, it all started again. A year later, he started being disruptive at school, the prozac was doubled, he got in trouble at school then went out and started a brush fire. Prozac was abruptly stopped, and this is where we are now. Really, I just think it is tremendously sad that our mental health professionals are not further along than they are. All of them. There are tdocs who can't handle anything more than a typical arguement out here claiming that they can help any problem there is. We have the psychiatrists and medication companies handing out stuff when they still are saying that they have no idea what will help- but be cautious it could cause long term harm. And we parents are sitting here desparate for help for our kids, then getting so frustrated with our kids because things haven't changed any and we have no more resources. So, we have to look at sending them somewhere that makes them live by a "do or die" order or else, they'll be locked up. I am so torn and confused right now. [/QUOTE]
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