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butterflydreams
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Things seem to be sliding downhill for difficult child. I talked with psychiatrist last night and he agrees. He said he was afraid of this too - kind of knew it was a matter of time. He agrees that we need to take the opportunity of the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) opening (difficult child has been on the waiting list since March) at the end of the month. Some of the things that have been going on with difficult child over the last couple of weeks are reminiscent of before he ended up acute last time. He is peeing his pants/bed, having #2 accidents, his anger/rage is right under the surface. I found on Friday that he had found some matches outside and had been messing with them - he doesn't just light paper or things like that on fire, he lights chemicals - like spraying something on a surface and lighting it on fire. I could smell something on the sink in the bathroom. I also found that the lid to my hair mousse was partially melted and the can was lighter that it should be. He tried to deny it at first, but then said he found them outside. He did deny using any chemicals - I know he did before he was inpatient last time - so I am sure he is this time too. Last time he was spraying Pam (you know the nonstick spray) and catching it on fire - he also sprayed Lysol over the gas burner on the stove. This TERRIFIES me. He just doesn't get the danger.
He thinks everyone is talking about him - Sunday for instance he overheard part of what his sister was saying to her boyfriend and he tore into the room with his fist raised. If her boyfriend and I hadn't blocked him he would have punched her. There was 2-3 different instances of this just on Sunday alone. She wasn't even talking about him. He almost lost it with me this weekend too. He was being really defiant and mouthy and I was busy doing something facing away from him, I wasn't even looking at him and he flipped out telling me "don't roll your eyes at me" he was sitting on the edge of the bed and punched the headboard. He was home with his sister on Thursday and Friday during the day. My daughter woke up to find him rummaging in her room. She got him out and locked her door - he then tried to pick the lock with everything he could possibly find - even a piece of uncooked spaghetti! psychiatrist had me discontinue the Daytrana and increase the Seroquel to 75mg 3x day. He wants an update in 48 hours. He suspects that the 75mg will not be enough. We will see. Last night he had me give difficult child 100mg of Seroquel. It made him sleepy. We will see how today goes.
I talked to a doctor at the state hospital where the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is this morning. I have to get them a letter of denial from my insurance company and a copy of difficult child's birth certificate and SS card. The said the sooner we get these the better. My HR Manager at work is working on getting the letter from the insurance company for me. The doctor said that we are looking at around June 30th or July 1st at this point unless someone gets release early or someone is delayed. She is one of the doctors that worked with difficult child when he was in there for acute.
I guess at this point I see how he is with his medication dosing change and take it one day at a time. His behaviors aggravate his sister so much. She has her own issues that she is dealing with and then him on top of it, just makes it worse. She is under the care of the same psychiatrist, so he knows what is going on.
Christy
He thinks everyone is talking about him - Sunday for instance he overheard part of what his sister was saying to her boyfriend and he tore into the room with his fist raised. If her boyfriend and I hadn't blocked him he would have punched her. There was 2-3 different instances of this just on Sunday alone. She wasn't even talking about him. He almost lost it with me this weekend too. He was being really defiant and mouthy and I was busy doing something facing away from him, I wasn't even looking at him and he flipped out telling me "don't roll your eyes at me" he was sitting on the edge of the bed and punched the headboard. He was home with his sister on Thursday and Friday during the day. My daughter woke up to find him rummaging in her room. She got him out and locked her door - he then tried to pick the lock with everything he could possibly find - even a piece of uncooked spaghetti! psychiatrist had me discontinue the Daytrana and increase the Seroquel to 75mg 3x day. He wants an update in 48 hours. He suspects that the 75mg will not be enough. We will see. Last night he had me give difficult child 100mg of Seroquel. It made him sleepy. We will see how today goes.
I talked to a doctor at the state hospital where the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is this morning. I have to get them a letter of denial from my insurance company and a copy of difficult child's birth certificate and SS card. The said the sooner we get these the better. My HR Manager at work is working on getting the letter from the insurance company for me. The doctor said that we are looking at around June 30th or July 1st at this point unless someone gets release early or someone is delayed. She is one of the doctors that worked with difficult child when he was in there for acute.
I guess at this point I see how he is with his medication dosing change and take it one day at a time. His behaviors aggravate his sister so much. She has her own issues that she is dealing with and then him on top of it, just makes it worse. She is under the care of the same psychiatrist, so he knows what is going on.
Christy
