Yesterday was nothing of significance...today however is completely crazy...
I got 3 calls from school about how "hyper" he is and that he's outta control...shit.
Next week we'll start concerta which should hopefully slow down the monster that's inside him..oh wait, yesterday he punched his teacher :(
He has been sitting in the EBD room most the week :/
Friday, September 27, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Day 3...the beginning
Of course this isn't what you think. I am not on drugs. But my son is. So, in turn, I consider myself to be a drug mommy. Today is day 3 of Prozac and of course I'm not seeing any changes yet. We're starting off very slow; one every other day for 10 days then everyday after that.
Let me give you a little background..of course not all of it. My son is 8 and has PDD-NOS, which is a form of autism. He has been on Risperadol for the past 3-4 years.He was diagnosed with autism about 4 and a half years ago. He's always been such a peach to be around.(insert sarcasm) But lately, his moods have been affecting his schooling and home life drastically. He is already on the risperadol 3x a day to controls some of the behaviors. Recently, it hasn't been working like it used to. We went to do a med recheck last week and were given a couple of new meds. The old med is being fazed out of his system.
Anyway, on to the recent....Day 1 was not too bad. I showed him how to place a pill on his tongue to make it easier to swallow. It took several swallows before he got it down but it finally went down. Day 2 was an off day...Today, Day 3, was much more dramatic. There was no milk. Shit. He had to use his Gatorade instead...He sat in tears not wanting to do this today. Almost time to leave for the bus...gawd just swallow the dang thing...He takes a chug of the Red Gatorade...and gags it up all over me! But yay! The pill is not in the phlegm and juice he just spit all over ...I cant wait till day 5 :/ (sarcasm)
Just a note: I opted to do the meds because I was at the end of my rope not because it was the easy way out. I thought long and hard before I came to this point. It is NOT for everyone.
Let me give you a little background..of course not all of it. My son is 8 and has PDD-NOS, which is a form of autism. He has been on Risperadol for the past 3-4 years.He was diagnosed with autism about 4 and a half years ago. He's always been such a peach to be around.(insert sarcasm) But lately, his moods have been affecting his schooling and home life drastically. He is already on the risperadol 3x a day to controls some of the behaviors. Recently, it hasn't been working like it used to. We went to do a med recheck last week and were given a couple of new meds. The old med is being fazed out of his system.
Anyway, on to the recent....Day 1 was not too bad. I showed him how to place a pill on his tongue to make it easier to swallow. It took several swallows before he got it down but it finally went down. Day 2 was an off day...Today, Day 3, was much more dramatic. There was no milk. Shit. He had to use his Gatorade instead...He sat in tears not wanting to do this today. Almost time to leave for the bus...gawd just swallow the dang thing...He takes a chug of the Red Gatorade...and gags it up all over me! But yay! The pill is not in the phlegm and juice he just spit all over ...I cant wait till day 5 :/ (sarcasm)
Just a note: I opted to do the meds because I was at the end of my rope not because it was the easy way out. I thought long and hard before I came to this point. It is NOT for everyone.
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