my difficult child has been on it all summer and I wonder if things are worse (mood wise) than before. difficult child has always been difficult and moody and stubborn, but the last few months she has taken it all to a new level. I will call the office that prescribes it tomorrow - but I just was wondering if all these outbursts might be related to the medication. School starts in a week - and I was really hoping that the Stratera would help her concentrate and follow thru in school better.
Two nights ago we got the back packs out and school supplies and the list of supplies for her and younger sis. Well, they had never emptied out the back pack from the end of school, so we had a big mess in the family room. Even after she had emptied the back pack - she took forever to put 3 notebooks, 2 pkgs of lined paper, pencils, pens, colored pencils, high lighter and eraser in the bag. I wonder if she has some Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) going on. First she had to rewrite the list of supplies inside a spiral notebook. I tried to take the extra items back to the basement where we store extra supplies and she started screaming that I messed things up. I couldn't touch any of the extra supplies and put them away. I bet she was "working" on packing the back pack for almost two hours. It was exhausting - I just wanted to put the supplies in the bag, zip it up, and tell her to go have fun. It was bedtime by the time she was done.
Today, another meltdown. I had asked that before I took them swimming at the Y, to do three things... hang up the towels in their room, put dirty clothes in the hamper, and put several new items of clothes away. It should have taken 5 minutes. After an hour, they announced they were ready to go. I walked in the room, and while it looked better, everything was shoved under her bed. Damp towels, dirty clothes and the new jeans I had bought her for school. She went in to full meltdown, wouldnt calm down, screamed "everyone would be better off if I was dead".
So I am curious if Strattera could be making things worse? Oh, and the psychological testing that was scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed... because insurance hasn't OK'd it yet!! I called the pediatrician and can't get in til next week. I don't know if he can get us the referral to the neuropsychologist that I found. I really like the therapist we see - but - he attends our church and I don't think J will ever open up and be very honest with him about her feelings. I think she wants everyone to think everything is all right... and she would see him at church on Sunday. I don't think he has a problem with seeing us at church - but J definitely does. It was OK when we were just discussing her feelings about her bio mom... but sharing about her rages... NOPE. Sorry this is so long. Just don't know what to do. KSM
Two nights ago we got the back packs out and school supplies and the list of supplies for her and younger sis. Well, they had never emptied out the back pack from the end of school, so we had a big mess in the family room. Even after she had emptied the back pack - she took forever to put 3 notebooks, 2 pkgs of lined paper, pencils, pens, colored pencils, high lighter and eraser in the bag. I wonder if she has some Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) going on. First she had to rewrite the list of supplies inside a spiral notebook. I tried to take the extra items back to the basement where we store extra supplies and she started screaming that I messed things up. I couldn't touch any of the extra supplies and put them away. I bet she was "working" on packing the back pack for almost two hours. It was exhausting - I just wanted to put the supplies in the bag, zip it up, and tell her to go have fun. It was bedtime by the time she was done.
Today, another meltdown. I had asked that before I took them swimming at the Y, to do three things... hang up the towels in their room, put dirty clothes in the hamper, and put several new items of clothes away. It should have taken 5 minutes. After an hour, they announced they were ready to go. I walked in the room, and while it looked better, everything was shoved under her bed. Damp towels, dirty clothes and the new jeans I had bought her for school. She went in to full meltdown, wouldnt calm down, screamed "everyone would be better off if I was dead".
So I am curious if Strattera could be making things worse? Oh, and the psychological testing that was scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed... because insurance hasn't OK'd it yet!! I called the pediatrician and can't get in til next week. I don't know if he can get us the referral to the neuropsychologist that I found. I really like the therapist we see - but - he attends our church and I don't think J will ever open up and be very honest with him about her feelings. I think she wants everyone to think everything is all right... and she would see him at church on Sunday. I don't think he has a problem with seeing us at church - but J definitely does. It was OK when we were just discussing her feelings about her bio mom... but sharing about her rages... NOPE. Sorry this is so long. Just don't know what to do. KSM