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Should be re-starting school this week- any tips?
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 48016" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>It appears that your difficult child's shutdowns and meltdowns are emanating from anxiety. And I'm guessing that neither Seroquel nor Strattera is enough to address that anxiety. It sure would help to know exactly what your difficult child's diagnosis is so he could be prescribed the right medications. </p><p></p><p>How is your difficult child once he gets to school? My son always puts up a fight about going to school, but once he's there, he settles down pretty quickly (anticipation is more anxiety-provoking than the actual experience). </p><p></p><p>I'm guessing that the psychiatrist is reluctant to give you a PRN prescription so soon after meeting you because he really doesn't know you. (There was the case in the Boston area of the 4-year-old girl whose parents were giving her higher doses of Clonidine than rxed to sedate her and she ended up dying from an overdose -- not saying you're like that at all, but psychiatrists do have to be careful.) The other problem with giving a PRN on the very first day of school is that M might become so sedated that he can't function. in my humble opinion, it's wise to test-drive new medications on a day the child will be home for the parents to watch for medication reactions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 48016, member: 2423"] It appears that your difficult child's shutdowns and meltdowns are emanating from anxiety. And I'm guessing that neither Seroquel nor Strattera is enough to address that anxiety. It sure would help to know exactly what your difficult child's diagnosis is so he could be prescribed the right medications. How is your difficult child once he gets to school? My son always puts up a fight about going to school, but once he's there, he settles down pretty quickly (anticipation is more anxiety-provoking than the actual experience). I'm guessing that the psychiatrist is reluctant to give you a PRN prescription so soon after meeting you because he really doesn't know you. (There was the case in the Boston area of the 4-year-old girl whose parents were giving her higher doses of Clonidine than rxed to sedate her and she ended up dying from an overdose -- not saying you're like that at all, but psychiatrists do have to be careful.) The other problem with giving a PRN on the very first day of school is that M might become so sedated that he can't function. in my humble opinion, it's wise to test-drive new medications on a day the child will be home for the parents to watch for medication reactions. [/QUOTE]
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