daralex
Clinging onto my sanity
I haven't been here for a while as 15 yr old difficult child was actually doing well for a while. Well hush my mouth and call me stupid! The last few months have been agony!!!! She is now diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and possibly Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She is afraid to socialize to the point that she just doesn't anymore. She is being homeschooled (we pulled her out a few months ago again as she assaulted the school security guard and was going to be sent to a school that looked awful). She absolutely refuses to see a therapist (she's 6 ft tall and weighs more than me - I'm just not going there!!).
So - her general doctor is going to see her Monday to prescribe medications (we have been avoiding the "M" word for years), but I think it's finally time - her behavior is off the wall!! (Sneaking on the computer late at night, lied about where she was and got very drunk, called me to come get her from a "friend's" house at 4am, screamed at me for an hour using words I didn't even know existed - and I'm not fresh off the turnip truck!!, etc). And she has isolated herself and does not seem to experience any form of pleasure at all. In a nutshell - she is miserable.
So I KNOW that we aren't doctors - but I am just trying to find out if anyone has had a bad/good experience on a particular drug? I would like to do research before we get there Monday, but have no idea where to start. I have heard such bad things about so many medications and am overwhelmed by what is out there. Any suggestions/advice??
-Dara (UGHGHGHGH!!!!!!!!)
So - her general doctor is going to see her Monday to prescribe medications (we have been avoiding the "M" word for years), but I think it's finally time - her behavior is off the wall!! (Sneaking on the computer late at night, lied about where she was and got very drunk, called me to come get her from a "friend's" house at 4am, screamed at me for an hour using words I didn't even know existed - and I'm not fresh off the turnip truck!!, etc). And she has isolated herself and does not seem to experience any form of pleasure at all. In a nutshell - she is miserable.
So I KNOW that we aren't doctors - but I am just trying to find out if anyone has had a bad/good experience on a particular drug? I would like to do research before we get there Monday, but have no idea where to start. I have heard such bad things about so many medications and am overwhelmed by what is out there. Any suggestions/advice??
-Dara (UGHGHGHGH!!!!!!!!)