Under the pressure of a court date on Tuesday and possible foster care placement or time in custody, difficult child is now willing to take some medication.
Earlier this year he rejected the suggestion from a psychiatrist (who he only saw that one time) of something to control his impulsivity (especially a problem when he is angry).
So I am going to call the psychiatrist tomorrow about setting up an appointment but I would like to hear from you all what are some medications for this, have you found them effective, and is there any way like blood tests to make sure someone really is taking the medicine, especially if problems persist? In the past difficult child has hidden medicine in his mouth then spit it out later, etc.
Earlier this year he rejected the suggestion from a psychiatrist (who he only saw that one time) of something to control his impulsivity (especially a problem when he is angry).
So I am going to call the psychiatrist tomorrow about setting up an appointment but I would like to hear from you all what are some medications for this, have you found them effective, and is there any way like blood tests to make sure someone really is taking the medicine, especially if problems persist? In the past difficult child has hidden medicine in his mouth then spit it out later, etc.