More great ideas on how to get the medication in him! Thanks!
Jannie, he wasn't doing so well on Dexadrine. Then at my last apt with the psychiatrist (and team who watch from behind the mirror) they noticed that he might have some tics. He was in a rage because he wanted his grandfather to come into the room to play with him and hid under the couch screaming over and over again the same thing, something like "I want pappy to come in now!!", about 40 times I would say. He was also blinking really hard repeatedly when he was in this rage. He was also making strange facial expressions when he was playing his game boy. So, they think he as some tics and that he should not be on dexedrine as this would make them worse.
So, starting this Friday after our next psychiatric appointment. they are going to put him on Risperdal. I cringe to think about it. this drug was prescribed by another doctor last winter and I refused because it sounded too scary but I think we will give it a try. If Risperdal worked for anyone, please let me know. If it didn't and it was a horrible experience please don't tell me because I got too freaked out last time when I heard the bad stories :shocked:
We need to do something, he is scaring us. He ran after his older brother yesterday morning with a huge butcher knife. He wasn't in a rage and likely wouldn't have hurt him but it was horrifying and dangerous for himself too. Yes, we have hidden all of the knives now, it was the first time he had done this :wildone:
Andrea
