Re: After meds and stabilization, we are back to ODD beahvior,anyone else?

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Hi Kathy,

Yes, this is very common. I have two kids that go through the same thing all the

time. My son, who will be 6 next week was on Abilify for about 8 months doing

well.All of a sudden BAM!!! Now he is doing horrible. Same with my daughter(10),

doing great for almost 2 years, now BAM!

I think some of it has to do with the school season and the pressures of

homework, seasonal changes, etc. I swear, everytime I tell someone how well one

of my kids is doing , they have a massive rage that night. I guess, I should

just keep my mouth shut.

It's a vicious cycle!

Hugs

Judy

stinkydogkid <stinkydogkid@...> wrote: My 6

year old started school on meds (mood stabilizer and risperdol)

and was doing reasonable well. Heck, I just poste da note about just

that. At any rate, she has had a horrible two days. Degifiant as heck,

making a scence and just impossible for me to be around. Tonight we

were at a brownie meeting and she was playing n the playset. i told her

time to go,and she kept defiantly saying " NO " , finallyI peeled her from

the play set and had to practically drag her into my car while she is

screaming. Not the behavior of a 6 year old. Just wondering if

reversales (even on meds) occur and if this means anything in

particular.

Kathy

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I have a 7 year old boy with OCD, ADHD, and Sensory Intergration Disorder. He

takes Focalin and Zoloft. Last year we had a similar incident at Cub Scouts.

He ran around the gym the whole time, disrupting the meeting. We finally left

half- way through, with Stevie kicking and screaming. I was in tears by the

time we got home. Personally, I think it was due to the change in routine.

Itwas new to both of us, I did not prepare him for it. Just the fact that he

was at school at 6:00 PM I think was enough to set him off. We are going to try

it again this year. Now that we both know what to expect maybe we can kind of

rehearse before we go. Hope that helps a little. Teri

stinkydogkid <stinkydogkid@...> wrote: My 6 year old started

school on meds (mood stabilizer and risperdol)

and was doing reasonable well. Heck, I just poste da note about just

that. At any rate, she has had a horrible two days. Degifiant as heck,

making a scence and just impossible for me to be around. Tonight we

were at a brownie meeting and she was playing n the playset. i told her

time to go,and she kept defiantly saying " NO " , finallyI peeled her from

the play set and had to practically drag her into my car while she is

screaming. Not the behavior of a 6 year old. Just wondering if

reversales (even on meds) occur and if this means anything in

particular.

Kathy

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Hi Judy,

What do your kids take medicine wise?? What do they have ?

I have two kids both with anxiety disorders. the start of the school

year is very stressful.

Kathy

-- In , jchabot <jchabot@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Kathy,

> Yes, this is very common. I have two kids that go through the same

thing all the time. My son, who will be 6 next week was on Abilify

for about 8 months doing well.All of a sudden BAM!!! Now he is doing

horrible. Same with my daughter(10), doing great for almost 2 years,

now BAM!

> I think some of it has to do with the school season and the

pressures of homework, seasonal changes, etc. I swear, everytime I

tell someone how well one of my kids is doing , they have a massive

rage that night. I guess, I should just keep my mouth shut.

> It's a vicious cycle!

> Hugs

> Judy

>

> stinkydogkid <stinkydogkid@...>

wrote: My 6 year old started school on

meds (mood stabilizer and risperdol)

> and was doing reasonable well. Heck, I just poste da note about

just

> that. At any rate, she has had a horrible two days. Degifiant as

heck,

> making a scence and just impossible for me to be around. Tonight

we

> were at a brownie meeting and she was playing n the playset. i

told her

> time to go,and she kept defiantly saying " NO " , finallyI peeled her

from

> the play set and had to practically drag her into my car while she

is

> screaming. Not the behavior of a 6 year old. Just wondering if

> reversales (even on meds) occur and if this means anything in

> particular.

> Kathy

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Hi Kathy:

Regressions from the improvements in behavior are very common -- at

least they are in my world. My 11 year old had a great first two

weeks, and then on Monday he decided he was sick. When the thermometer

disagreed, he said he was tired. Then it was his mind was racing,

etc. I tried to work him thru it all but in the end, he just refused

to go to school! I insisted, and he continued to grumble, complain,

cry (sometimes very loudly) and (alas!) scream " No Mommy " and " don't

make me " . By the time I had him in the garage with the door open to

get him off to school on his bike, he was screaming this so loudly that

neighbors stopped their cars to stare into my garage to see if he was

being beaten. (Ha! That my life would be so simple!) I was a wreck

all day long worrying about him, but he came home in the afternoon

happy as could be! He genuinely seems to like school this year, but

Mondays are tough because he does not adjust well and has separation

anxiety also. So, while I felt like giving up on Monday afternoon (and

am still expecting a knock at the door from child protective services

some day), I have learned to ride thru the regressions by concentrating

on the progress! This progress is so difficult and exhausting for the

kids that I think that they show us their worst behavior because they

need to stop trying so hard someplace, and we are safe!

Hope this helps!

mm

>

> My 6 year old started school on meds (mood stabilizer and risperdol)

> and was doing reasonable well. Heck, I just poste da note about just

> that. At any rate, she has had a horrible two days. Degifiant as

heck,

> making a scence and just impossible for me to be around. Tonight we

> were at a brownie meeting and she was playing n the playset. i told

her

> time to go,and she kept defiantly saying " NO " , finallyI peeled her

from

> the play set and had to practically drag her into my car while she is

> screaming. Not the behavior of a 6 year old. Just wondering if

> reversales (even on meds) occur and if this means anything in

> particular.

> Kathy

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy:

Regressions from the improvements in behavior are very common -- at

least they are in my world. My 11 year old had a great first two

weeks, and then on Monday he decided he was sick. When the thermometer

disagreed, he said he was tired. Then it was his mind was racing,

etc. I tried to work him thru it all but in the end, he just refused

to go to school! I insisted, and he continued to grumble, complain,

cry (sometimes very loudly) and (alas!) scream " No Mommy " and " don't

make me " . By the time I had him in the garage with the door open to

get him off to school on his bike, he was screaming this so loudly that

neighbors stopped their cars to stare into my garage to see if he was

being beaten. (Ha! That my life would be so simple!) I was a wreck

all day long worrying about him, but he came home in the afternoon

happy as could be! He genuinely seems to like school this year, but

Mondays are tough because he does not adjust well and has separation

anxiety also. So, while I felt like giving up on Monday afternoon (and

am still expecting a knock at the door from child protective services

some day), I have learned to ride thru the regressions by concentrating

on the progress! This progress is so difficult and exhausting for the

kids that I think that they show us their worst behavior because they

need to stop trying so hard someplace, and we are safe!

Hope this helps!

mm

>

> My 6 year old started school on meds (mood stabilizer and risperdol)

> and was doing reasonable well. Heck, I just poste da note about just

> that. At any rate, she has had a horrible two days. Degifiant as

heck,

> making a scence and just impossible for me to be around. Tonight we

> were at a brownie meeting and she was playing n the playset. i told

her

> time to go,and she kept defiantly saying " NO " , finallyI peeled her

from

> the play set and had to practically drag her into my car while she is

> screaming. Not the behavior of a 6 year old. Just wondering if

> reversales (even on meds) occur and if this means anything in

> particular.

> Kathy

>

[Guest guest]

mm,

I'm so impressed with the way you hung in there and got your son to school. I

think I would have chalked it up to OCD and let him go to work with me.

mega_mommie <mega_mommie@...> wrote: Hi

Kathy:

Regressions from the improvements in behavior are very common -- at

least they are in my world. My 11 year old had a great first two

weeks, and then on Monday he decided he was sick. When the thermometer

disagreed, he said he was tired. Then it was his mind was racing,

etc. I tried to work him thru it all but in the end, he just refused

to go to school! I insisted, and he continued to grumble, complain,

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mm -

Just going through my emails and read yours and 's. I am new to this

group, but I have to tell you, it is helpful to read things from people who are

going through the same things as you are and totally understand when you tell

them you had to help your 13 year old get out of bed or put his shoes and socks

on. It is heartbreaking, and at the same time, frustrating. We are not

neurotic parents - we are just parents who hate to see our kids in pain.

Thanks for sharing -

angela

mega_mommie <mega_mommie@...> wrote:

Hi Kathy:

Regressions from the improvements in behavior are very common -- at

least they are in my world. My 11 year old had a great first two

weeks, and then on Monday he decided he was sick. When the thermometer

disagreed, he said he was tired. Then it was his mind was racing,

etc. I tried to work him thru it all but in the end, he just refused

to go to school! I insisted, and he continued to grumble, complain,

cry (sometimes very loudly) and (alas!) scream " No Mommy " and " don't

make me " . By the time I had him in the garage with the door open to

get him off to school on his bike, he was screaming this so loudly that

neighbors stopped their cars to stare into my garage to see if he was

being beaten. (Ha! That my life would be so simple!) I was a wreck

all day long worrying about him, but he came home in the afternoon

happy as could be! He genuinely seems to like school this year, but

Mondays are tough because he does not adjust well and has separation

anxiety also. So, while I felt like giving up on Monday afternoon (and

am still expecting a knock at the door from child protective services

some day), I have learned to ride thru the regressions by concentrating

on the progress! This progress is so difficult and exhausting for the

kids that I think that they show us their worst behavior because they

need to stop trying so hard someplace, and we are safe!

Hope this helps!

mm

>

> My 6 year old started school on meds (mood stabilizer and risperdol)

> and was doing reasonable well. Heck, I just poste da note about just

> that. At any rate, she has had a horrible two days. Degifiant as

heck,

> making a scence and just impossible for me to be around. Tonight we

> were at a brownie meeting and she was playing n the playset. i told

her

> time to go,and she kept defiantly saying " NO " , finallyI peeled her

from

> the play set and had to practically drag her into my car while she is

> screaming. Not the behavior of a 6 year old. Just wondering if

> reversales (even on meds) occur and if this means anything in

> particular.

> Kathy

>

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mm -

Just going through my emails and read yours and 's. I am new to this

group, but I have to tell you, it is helpful to read things from people who are

going through the same things as you are and totally understand when you tell

them you had to help your 13 year old get out of bed or put his shoes and socks

on. It is heartbreaking, and at the same time, frustrating. We are not

neurotic parents - we are just parents who hate to see our kids in pain.

Thanks for sharing -

angela

mega_mommie <mega_mommie@...> wrote:

Hi Kathy:

Regressions from the improvements in behavior are very common -- at

least they are in my world. My 11 year old had a great first two

weeks, and then on Monday he decided he was sick. When the thermometer

disagreed, he said he was tired. Then it was his mind was racing,

etc. I tried to work him thru it all but in the end, he just refused

to go to school! I insisted, and he continued to grumble, complain,

cry (sometimes very loudly) and (alas!) scream " No Mommy " and " don't

make me " . By the time I had him in the garage with the door open to

get him off to school on his bike, he was screaming this so loudly that

neighbors stopped their cars to stare into my garage to see if he was

being beaten. (Ha! That my life would be so simple!) I was a wreck

all day long worrying about him, but he came home in the afternoon

happy as could be! He genuinely seems to like school this year, but

Mondays are tough because he does not adjust well and has separation

anxiety also. So, while I felt like giving up on Monday afternoon (and

am still expecting a knock at the door from child protective services

some day), I have learned to ride thru the regressions by concentrating

on the progress! This progress is so difficult and exhausting for the

kids that I think that they show us their worst behavior because they

need to stop trying so hard someplace, and we are safe!

Hope this helps!

mm

>

> My 6 year old started school on meds (mood stabilizer and risperdol)

> and was doing reasonable well. Heck, I just poste da note about just

> that. At any rate, she has had a horrible two days. Degifiant as

heck,

> making a scence and just impossible for me to be around. Tonight we

> were at a brownie meeting and she was playing n the playset. i told

her

> time to go,and she kept defiantly saying " NO " , finallyI peeled her

from

> the play set and had to practically drag her into my car while she is

> screaming. Not the behavior of a 6 year old. Just wondering if

> reversales (even on meds) occur and if this means anything in

> particular.

> Kathy

>

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