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Trying to start difficult child on medications tonight for first time...
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<blockquote data-quote="graceupongrace" data-source="post: 300613" data-attributes="member: 7371"><p>Stella,</p><p></p><p>I'm so sorry that you're having to deal with this. I know from experience that being a single mom of a difficult child is definitely not for the faint of heart! And it sounds as if you are in a fairly extreme situation. </p><p></p><p>But... she will discover the truth one way or another. She might mention to someone that she's taking medications to prevent swine flu, and they'll correct her. Or the Risperdal will not work and you have to switch to another medication (treating these disorders usually requires trial and error to find the right combination of medications and the right dosages, and even when you get it right, it changes as difficult child grows and the symptoms evolve -- it's a long journey). Or, as the others said, she'll get swine flu. It could happen in many ways, but it certainly will happen at some point.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>When she learns about the deception, she will not trust you with any aspect of her medical care. And she will not trust the doctors. </em></strong></p><p></p><p>It sounds as if you need a doctor who is more empathetic...who will get that <u><em>she</em></u> does not like feeling so angry, and can do a better job of explaining how the medications will help. A good doctor will encourage her to be an active participant in her care, so she can in turn explain to the doctor how she is feeling, and how the medications seem to affect the way she feels. </p><p></p><p>The swine flu approach may seem like a good short-term solution, but I think it will cause more harm in the long run.</p><p></p><p>Sending many gentle hugs your way, Stella.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="graceupongrace, post: 300613, member: 7371"] Stella, I'm so sorry that you're having to deal with this. I know from experience that being a single mom of a difficult child is definitely not for the faint of heart! And it sounds as if you are in a fairly extreme situation. But... she will discover the truth one way or another. She might mention to someone that she's taking medications to prevent swine flu, and they'll correct her. Or the Risperdal will not work and you have to switch to another medication (treating these disorders usually requires trial and error to find the right combination of medications and the right dosages, and even when you get it right, it changes as difficult child grows and the symptoms evolve -- it's a long journey). Or, as the others said, she'll get swine flu. It could happen in many ways, but it certainly will happen at some point. [B][I]When she learns about the deception, she will not trust you with any aspect of her medical care. And she will not trust the doctors. [/I][/B] It sounds as if you need a doctor who is more empathetic...who will get that [U][I]she[/I][/U] does not like feeling so angry, and can do a better job of explaining how the medications will help. A good doctor will encourage her to be an active participant in her care, so she can in turn explain to the doctor how she is feeling, and how the medications seem to affect the way she feels. The swine flu approach may seem like a good short-term solution, but I think it will cause more harm in the long run. Sending many gentle hugs your way, Stella. [/QUOTE]
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