Hi,
My difficult child pulled the old refuse the medication on us a few times. We have more ammo now than in the past to get him to take it if he gets wise about it though. The ammo consists of a previous hospital (Residential Treatment Center (RTC)) stay, "wanna go back?", crisis lines, and a probation officer. Increased Community Service doesn't sit well with the lad, so he calms down and takes the medication. Before these things were in place, he'd tell us to "F" off, or worse, and not take the medication. We'd wait for him to calm down, usually when he got tired, then try again. At that point he would tend to be more accommodating- usually. An Residential Treatment Center (RTC) may be in your future, it can't hurt. You'll be sick about it, and hate yourself for doing it, but in the end it is worth it. We have seen improvement, although it is transitional. He has good and bad days, but it seems he stops to think things through a bit more now, as opposed to just going off the deep end. That alone is worth the effort's you'll expend. A good Residential Treatment Center (RTC) program will involve the parents to some extent as well. It will set up guidelines for the warring parties to live my via a signed contract. Not to say it always works, but it is a start, and they give you ideas of what to do when it doesn't. Our Residential Treatment Center (RTC) also consisted of 3 months of Outpatient (once a week) psychological treatment in the home. They come to you. The program is run by Centegra Hospital.
Best Regards!
