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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 457656" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>I second the advice to get a better treatment plan in place for his anxiety, even if that means medications. My oldest had horrible panic attacks, became violent, and nearly passed out every time he needed a blood draw (which was really frequently for awhile just before he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease around age 10). We learned that he had a needle phobia -- it wasn't the blood at all -- but regardless, it was horrible and traumatic for both of us every time he had to go in for bloodwork. </p><p></p><p>We eventually got through it with medications for anxiety (intially it was Ativan), therapy (guided imagery to help him learn to mentally cope with the procedures), and a prescription for EMLA cream (that's lidocaine in a cream). It took us a while to get the medications right, but in the mean time with all the other supports, it gradually got much easier. I made sure we only went to a lab where the staff was patient and sensitive to his pain (mental and physical) -- which turned out to be connected with our local children's hospital. It meant I had to drive 30 minutes each way, but it was worth every mile because it lowered his stress knowing that the people there wouldn't try to bully him into submission. They gave him all the time he needed to psychiatric up for it while I sat with him coaching through the whole procedure.</p><p></p><p>He now goes in the lab by himself, does not need the cream at all OR the Ativan, and he simply does his deep breathing and mental self-calming and it's over in a flash.</p><p></p><p>But none of this would be possible if we didn't have his anxiety under control -- and yes it can be debilitating and yes, I would expect it could be exacerbating the hallucinations your difficult child is having. I really think you need to start with that problem and go from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 457656, member: 3444"] I second the advice to get a better treatment plan in place for his anxiety, even if that means medications. My oldest had horrible panic attacks, became violent, and nearly passed out every time he needed a blood draw (which was really frequently for awhile just before he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease around age 10). We learned that he had a needle phobia -- it wasn't the blood at all -- but regardless, it was horrible and traumatic for both of us every time he had to go in for bloodwork. We eventually got through it with medications for anxiety (intially it was Ativan), therapy (guided imagery to help him learn to mentally cope with the procedures), and a prescription for EMLA cream (that's lidocaine in a cream). It took us a while to get the medications right, but in the mean time with all the other supports, it gradually got much easier. I made sure we only went to a lab where the staff was patient and sensitive to his pain (mental and physical) -- which turned out to be connected with our local children's hospital. It meant I had to drive 30 minutes each way, but it was worth every mile because it lowered his stress knowing that the people there wouldn't try to bully him into submission. They gave him all the time he needed to psychiatric up for it while I sat with him coaching through the whole procedure. He now goes in the lab by himself, does not need the cream at all OR the Ativan, and he simply does his deep breathing and mental self-calming and it's over in a flash. But none of this would be possible if we didn't have his anxiety under control -- and yes it can be debilitating and yes, I would expect it could be exacerbating the hallucinations your difficult child is having. I really think you need to start with that problem and go from there. [/QUOTE]
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