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<blockquote data-quote="Wiped Out" data-source="post: 592323" data-attributes="member: 1631"><p>Welcome and sending gentle hugs your way. So glad you found us but wish you hadn't needed to. Your son reminds me a lot of mine at that age. Thankfully, we didn't live in an apartment because I am quite sure we would have been kicked out. </p><p></p><p>Clonidine has really helped my son quite a bit over the years. There were times when it did make him sleepy at school (especially at first) but at the time the school let him sleep; he needed to sleep at night or none of us were sane. I remember when we told his psychiatrist that he wasn't sleeping (before medications) and our psychiatrist said that was not o.k. because we all needed. I still remember those years of sleepless nights, literally my difficult child could sleep for 2 or 3 hours a night and be raring to go the next day, husband and me not so much.</p><p></p><p>One thing that you definitely are in need of is "me" time. Since your ex doesn't sound like he contributes much is there anyone else that could take him at least a few hours a week. Trust me that I know it is difficult to find any "me" time but it is so important. You need time to be able to recharge on a regular basis. We were able to finally find some respite services in our city and even though it was only about 4-8 hours a month we used that time to sleep more often than not. </p><p></p><p>I agree with- Midwest Mom that you definitely need a better doctor. I know how difficult that can be to find depending on where you live. Keep visiting here as you will find much support from others in your same shoes.</p><p></p><p>One suggestion, have you read <em>The Explosive Child? It is by Ross Greene and can be helpful when raising children like ours.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wiped Out, post: 592323, member: 1631"] Welcome and sending gentle hugs your way. So glad you found us but wish you hadn't needed to. Your son reminds me a lot of mine at that age. Thankfully, we didn't live in an apartment because I am quite sure we would have been kicked out. Clonidine has really helped my son quite a bit over the years. There were times when it did make him sleepy at school (especially at first) but at the time the school let him sleep; he needed to sleep at night or none of us were sane. I remember when we told his psychiatrist that he wasn't sleeping (before medications) and our psychiatrist said that was not o.k. because we all needed. I still remember those years of sleepless nights, literally my difficult child could sleep for 2 or 3 hours a night and be raring to go the next day, husband and me not so much. One thing that you definitely are in need of is "me" time. Since your ex doesn't sound like he contributes much is there anyone else that could take him at least a few hours a week. Trust me that I know it is difficult to find any "me" time but it is so important. You need time to be able to recharge on a regular basis. We were able to finally find some respite services in our city and even though it was only about 4-8 hours a month we used that time to sleep more often than not. I agree with- Midwest Mom that you definitely need a better doctor. I know how difficult that can be to find depending on where you live. Keep visiting here as you will find much support from others in your same shoes. One suggestion, have you read [I]The Explosive Child? It is by Ross Greene and can be helpful when raising children like ours.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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