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<blockquote data-quote="hamlet" data-source="post: 432305" data-attributes="member: 11970"><p>Susiestar,</p><p>Thank you for your thoughtful reply.</p><p></p><p>I have not had any feedback from difficult child that the effexor causes him the brain zap you mention. I think I know what you are talking about - I understand what you are describing. difficult child has not mentioned that phenomenon. He does get lightheaded, (positional hypertension,) which is why the risperidone is at a very low dose. When he first started taking effexor it took a long time to get him at the right dose. psychiatrist kept having to increase in small increments until we felt it was working.</p><p></p><p>difficult child's "episodes" of anger and have decreased in frequency, but as he gets older they have increased in intensity. I have not had to phone crisis or police as of yet, but the one time he was raging in a public place, a woman, (a stranger,) threatened that SHE would call the police. </p><p></p><p>Of course the more I learn and study on ODD and CPM the more adept I am at handling his defiance. It is impossible, however, for me to spring back the way that difficult child can do after he calms down. Once he's feeling better he expects everything to be back to normal, but I am still reeling from the abuse. </p><p></p><p>I know I can blame pediatric cancer for some of difficult child's issues, but I do sometimes wonder if he would have been this way regardless. When difficult child first started raging at me NO ONE believed me, including XH and the first therapist difficult child was seeing. He never acts this way toward his father, and I do sometimes feel quite bitter about that. easy child's leukemia destroyed my family and now I am picking up the pieces. It is very hard to stay positive and keep faith. </p><p></p><p>Last night I innocently said, "It's time to get ready for bed," and that was a trigger. difficult child battled me for over an hour before voluntarily taking his shower and laying down for the night. Sigh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hamlet, post: 432305, member: 11970"] Susiestar, Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I have not had any feedback from difficult child that the effexor causes him the brain zap you mention. I think I know what you are talking about - I understand what you are describing. difficult child has not mentioned that phenomenon. He does get lightheaded, (positional hypertension,) which is why the risperidone is at a very low dose. When he first started taking effexor it took a long time to get him at the right dose. psychiatrist kept having to increase in small increments until we felt it was working. difficult child's "episodes" of anger and have decreased in frequency, but as he gets older they have increased in intensity. I have not had to phone crisis or police as of yet, but the one time he was raging in a public place, a woman, (a stranger,) threatened that SHE would call the police. Of course the more I learn and study on ODD and CPM the more adept I am at handling his defiance. It is impossible, however, for me to spring back the way that difficult child can do after he calms down. Once he's feeling better he expects everything to be back to normal, but I am still reeling from the abuse. I know I can blame pediatric cancer for some of difficult child's issues, but I do sometimes wonder if he would have been this way regardless. When difficult child first started raging at me NO ONE believed me, including XH and the first therapist difficult child was seeing. He never acts this way toward his father, and I do sometimes feel quite bitter about that. easy child's leukemia destroyed my family and now I am picking up the pieces. It is very hard to stay positive and keep faith. Last night I innocently said, "It's time to get ready for bed," and that was a trigger. difficult child battled me for over an hour before voluntarily taking his shower and laying down for the night. Sigh. [/QUOTE]
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