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One of those Neverending Irrational Conversations with a difficult child......
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<blockquote data-quote="welcometowitsend" data-source="post: 543668" data-attributes="member: 14356"><p>Hi TeDo - They do seem a lot alike but for the Tics. difficult child has never been on any medications. He was home schooled until Grade 9 so it was easier to keep him off medications and because of the Tics we wanted to avoid ADHD medications because they have a tendency to make tics worse. </p><p></p><p>His ADHD was more inattentive than hyper. I mean he was a very active boy but I don't think I'd have called him hyper. </p><p>So maybe the inattention is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and not ADHD. Hopefully we will be able to figure that out with the docs next month. </p><p></p><p>At this point I am definitely willing to try medications with him if it will help. I doubt Tenex would be a possibility for my difficult child at all. He has vaso-vagal syndrome as well. Basically he has a slow heart rate and low blood pressure so he gets dizzy and often faints if he stands up too fast. This happens quite a lot (at least once a day) so lowering his blood pressure even more would be a bad idea. The actual vaso-vagal syndrome isn't dangerous it's injuring himself from fainting that is the dangerous part. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for letting me know what those medications were used for. I appreciate the information. </p><p></p><p>He went to a friends on Tuesday for a sleepover and stayed at another friends last night after the NIckelback concert. We agreed to that. He was supposed to come home today but is refusing to come home now until Saturday. So frustrating. husband and I feel like our hands are tied because if we insist on him following the rules he will just leave and start couch surfing. He's 16 and where we live it's legal for him to leave and the police won't do anything. If I take away his cell phone then I have no way of contacting him when he is gone. It's such a tough spot to be in. And walking on eggshells is no fun. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, thank you for lending your ear!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welcometowitsend, post: 543668, member: 14356"] Hi TeDo - They do seem a lot alike but for the Tics. difficult child has never been on any medications. He was home schooled until Grade 9 so it was easier to keep him off medications and because of the Tics we wanted to avoid ADHD medications because they have a tendency to make tics worse. His ADHD was more inattentive than hyper. I mean he was a very active boy but I don't think I'd have called him hyper. So maybe the inattention is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and not ADHD. Hopefully we will be able to figure that out with the docs next month. At this point I am definitely willing to try medications with him if it will help. I doubt Tenex would be a possibility for my difficult child at all. He has vaso-vagal syndrome as well. Basically he has a slow heart rate and low blood pressure so he gets dizzy and often faints if he stands up too fast. This happens quite a lot (at least once a day) so lowering his blood pressure even more would be a bad idea. The actual vaso-vagal syndrome isn't dangerous it's injuring himself from fainting that is the dangerous part. Thanks for letting me know what those medications were used for. I appreciate the information. He went to a friends on Tuesday for a sleepover and stayed at another friends last night after the NIckelback concert. We agreed to that. He was supposed to come home today but is refusing to come home now until Saturday. So frustrating. husband and I feel like our hands are tied because if we insist on him following the rules he will just leave and start couch surfing. He's 16 and where we live it's legal for him to leave and the police won't do anything. If I take away his cell phone then I have no way of contacting him when he is gone. It's such a tough spot to be in. And walking on eggshells is no fun. Anyway, thank you for lending your ear! [/QUOTE]
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