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<blockquote data-quote="Jena" data-source="post: 203685" data-attributes="member: 4514"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p>I know how you feel with the "lifetime issue" thing, yet try as best you can to stay positive and hopeful that the work you do now will set the foundation for a healthy future for difficult child and also the realization that if medications are necessary it's just part of his daily routine, and maintenance. I know though, it is disheartening to say the least.</p><p></p><p>so, your trying the chlonidine this weekend coming up? My current pyschdoc for difficult child did not like chlonidine for the simple fact it is a blood pressure lowering medication, and it affects more of the medical end of it than the physological end of it. so he advised me not to ever use it again. i had difficult child on it for ummm 1 1/2 years to assist with sleep at night. otherwise she didn't go down. Now, i've been giving her kava kava tea which she hates in the a.m. to calm her for the day (minimal improvement), and i give kava kava at night mixed with melatonin for sleep. yet i'm learning that in time it will ware off because her body will grow used to it. than i'll be up the creek so to speak.</p><p></p><p>how many mg's were prescribed? my difficult child is almost 10, 95 lbs. and was given 0.5 mg at night which is minimal dosage and she passed out on it most nights.</p><p></p><p>i'm sorry i know how hard it is. yet maybe the chlonidine will work for him... </p><p></p><p>i'd be curious to know how it goes this weekend with it. id' suggest make sure during day you give it with a meal to avoid naseua</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jena, post: 203685, member: 4514"] Hi, I know how you feel with the "lifetime issue" thing, yet try as best you can to stay positive and hopeful that the work you do now will set the foundation for a healthy future for difficult child and also the realization that if medications are necessary it's just part of his daily routine, and maintenance. I know though, it is disheartening to say the least. so, your trying the chlonidine this weekend coming up? My current pyschdoc for difficult child did not like chlonidine for the simple fact it is a blood pressure lowering medication, and it affects more of the medical end of it than the physological end of it. so he advised me not to ever use it again. i had difficult child on it for ummm 1 1/2 years to assist with sleep at night. otherwise she didn't go down. Now, i've been giving her kava kava tea which she hates in the a.m. to calm her for the day (minimal improvement), and i give kava kava at night mixed with melatonin for sleep. yet i'm learning that in time it will ware off because her body will grow used to it. than i'll be up the creek so to speak. how many mg's were prescribed? my difficult child is almost 10, 95 lbs. and was given 0.5 mg at night which is minimal dosage and she passed out on it most nights. i'm sorry i know how hard it is. yet maybe the chlonidine will work for him... i'd be curious to know how it goes this weekend with it. id' suggest make sure during day you give it with a meal to avoid naseua [/QUOTE]
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