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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 366946" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It sounds as though this psychiatrist really sees that difficult child needs help, and that you do. While no one ever wanted to know a lot about the medications our kids take, or wanted kids to be on medications, it is a very good thing that you know about them. You are lucky that the psychiatrist saw it as a good thing - I have encountered some docs who hate it if you know anything about medications. It is awesome that she asked pointed questions, even if difficult child didn't like it. Sounds like she really listened to you.</p><p></p><p>difficult child may be more understanding if you explain that the doctor probably couldn't hear her answers. Whether it is true or not, it will make taking her back to the doctor a bit easier.</p><p></p><p>It is easy to begin to think what we live with is not a big deal, or that it is caused by a certain thing. Sometimes someone on the outside can give a new perspective that can be helpful. I think the medications may go a long way toward helping difficult child, regardless of her diagnosis. One family friend has a daughter my age who was recently put on abilify to see if it would help with anxiety and it seems to be very effective. It may not work for difficult child, but it seems like it is worth a try.</p><p></p><p>Is she going to fight over taking the medications? If she does can you try bribing her? Maybe offer to buy 1 gallon of her organic milk a week if she takes her medicine with-o argument every day? If you have stopped buying it, that it. I know at one point you stopped, but don't know if you went back to it (sometimes the battles over stopping something like that are not worth the energy, Know what I mean??). If you are buying it and other special foods for her, maybe stop buying them unless she has taken her medications? Just a thought.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of what they call it, I hope she gets better. I can remember laughing with Wiz' dev pediatrician that I didn't care what they called it, that they could diagnosis him as pregnant if it meant he got medications and therapy that would help him! It sounds like an awful way to live, the way she seems to feel much of the time. She may not mind overly because she may not have </p><p>ever felt differently, or have felt that way for so long she doesn't remember any other way. </p><p></p><p>Let's hope better days are in sight, that she has few side effects, that she takes the medications willingly, and that the ins co doesn't require five different forms before they approve the medicine!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 366946, member: 1233"] It sounds as though this psychiatrist really sees that difficult child needs help, and that you do. While no one ever wanted to know a lot about the medications our kids take, or wanted kids to be on medications, it is a very good thing that you know about them. You are lucky that the psychiatrist saw it as a good thing - I have encountered some docs who hate it if you know anything about medications. It is awesome that she asked pointed questions, even if difficult child didn't like it. Sounds like she really listened to you. difficult child may be more understanding if you explain that the doctor probably couldn't hear her answers. Whether it is true or not, it will make taking her back to the doctor a bit easier. It is easy to begin to think what we live with is not a big deal, or that it is caused by a certain thing. Sometimes someone on the outside can give a new perspective that can be helpful. I think the medications may go a long way toward helping difficult child, regardless of her diagnosis. One family friend has a daughter my age who was recently put on abilify to see if it would help with anxiety and it seems to be very effective. It may not work for difficult child, but it seems like it is worth a try. Is she going to fight over taking the medications? If she does can you try bribing her? Maybe offer to buy 1 gallon of her organic milk a week if she takes her medicine with-o argument every day? If you have stopped buying it, that it. I know at one point you stopped, but don't know if you went back to it (sometimes the battles over stopping something like that are not worth the energy, Know what I mean??). If you are buying it and other special foods for her, maybe stop buying them unless she has taken her medications? Just a thought. Regardless of what they call it, I hope she gets better. I can remember laughing with Wiz' dev pediatrician that I didn't care what they called it, that they could diagnosis him as pregnant if it meant he got medications and therapy that would help him! It sounds like an awful way to live, the way she seems to feel much of the time. She may not mind overly because she may not have ever felt differently, or have felt that way for so long she doesn't remember any other way. Let's hope better days are in sight, that she has few side effects, that she takes the medications willingly, and that the ins co doesn't require five different forms before they approve the medicine! [/QUOTE]
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