Guest guest Posted February 1, 2000 Report Share Posted February 1, 2000 LOL Hey , No guts here, I actually didn't mean to send my pic to everyone! I was too chicken. I just made a hair brained mistake as I was rushing off to work. See what a weeks worth of the killer flu will due to you! lol Tryed to push my gut out as far as I could LOL Thanks for the guts ! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2000 Report Share Posted February 1, 2000 Sarge, your'e a great sport - soon as I get my pics, I'll post them so you can have a real good laugh! Cheers... Lean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2000 Report Share Posted February 2, 2000 Hey , I'm glad you took my comments well - I was concerned that since you don't know me, you would be offended. Hope you know it was all meant in fun - and besides, I figure that's what being part of this group is all about - pushing each other any way we can ;-D Lean.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 Hi , Thanks for your kind words of support. We all slept like logs last night and woke feeling like new people. Even Ben, though he is determined to squeeze as much sympathy out of us as possible and is sure he can't possibly hold his toothbrush or anything yet... The pdoc didn't say anything to me about the depression, since we have discussed it in the past. I guess she finally decided it wasn't a one-time deal. The Lexapro should help - raising it in the spring made a big difference, but it's worrisome that she needs it raised again so soon. I suspect puberty is the culprit here - she is such a bundle of hormones and emotions right now. Middle school here is just 7th and 8th grade and, according to everyone I know, the school she will attend is very supportive and fun, though not academically worth much. I guess for Annie I'd choose the kind atmosphere over challenging academics anyway (how sad is that?). She got to meet her counselor and discuss her OCD with her in May, and the woman seems truly wonderful. Putting her in special ed seems to have paid off in all the increased support she will get in middle school. The amazing thing to us, though, is that Annie can now discuss her OCD and other issues with us, and doesn't deny that her OCD is bothering her. Gone are those frustrating arguments about " it's NOT OCD! I just don't like X, Y or Z! " She now readily admits when she is having trouble and wants to see her doctor or therapist. And she agrees to work on things that they suggest! I never thought we'd get to this point. She has even recently admitted to having problems eating because of her fear of vomiting, which leads to lots of conflict at the table and in restaurants (when she is full she thinks she'll be sick). That only took three years before she disclosed that one... How is your Anne doing? I'm terribly behind on reading posts - it's been crazy here. I hope she is having a good summer. Do you think the name Anne is somehow related to the vomiting thing?? Best wishes, in NV mom to Annie (11.9 years), OCD, TS, ADHD, MDD; on Concerta 27 mg., Risperdal 1mg., and Lexapro 30 mg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hi, . My youngest daughter experienced an extinction burst when she started on Paxil a million years ago and I was so new to the whole thing it never occurred to me to even call the doctor and let him know that her symptoms were really bad. We talked about it at our next appointment and he explained that that is what had happened. Now that both of my kids have been on a couple of different meds, I have noticed a pattern. For the first couple of weeks, we see the symptoms get worse. It's like all the same things are bothering them but more so than usual. My youngest one, especially, becomes rude and difficult. By about the fifth week, we reach " perfection. " Every single symptom is gone and they act like nothing has ever been wrong. By about week seven, life is a little more back to normal, but much better. There are still symptoms but it is obvious that the medication is working. Both of my kids experience " full effect " about nine weeks into taking a medication. When I described this cycle to the doctor, he said that it goes that way frequently--first way down, then way up, and then it reaches more " even " ground. It's tricky though, because some kids seem to experience a reaction that is more than what my kids experienced and their parents have to take them off of a medication. Not all meds work for all kids but sometimes a negative reaction in the beginning is normal, as long as it is not too extreme. I did tell my kids about the burst so that they would understand. I didn't want them to be scared that the medication wasn't working. Our doctor told us that the burst is a sign that the medication is going to work. He might have been trying to make me feel better! Both kids have taken the same meds for quite awhile now so something worked! takes Luvox, Riperdal, and Clonidine and Hannah takes Luvox and Abilify. If the symptoms are not too bad, consider waiting it out--our burst never lasted more than two weeks. Good luck--med changes can really wear you down. Kelley in NV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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