Re: have no idea what is going on with my 6 yr old-help?

October 21, 2009

I tried Zoloft for my OCD and it made me very angry. I cursed out a man

at my sister's yard sale - and that is not like me at all... I was also

having very violent dreams. My psychiatrist told me to stop taking it.

On the other hand, my daughter was on Zoloft for several years when she

was in elementary school and she had no anger problems with it; it just

made it hard for her to sleep. Your son's anger probably has nothing to

do with the Zoloft, but I just thought I'd mention it.

shellspace71 wrote:

>

> My 6 yr old, OCD, Anxiety and PDD-NOS/sendory interation disorder son

> is getting worse. Since school started he has come home and meltedown

> almost every day.I have no idea if his behavior is him trying to be a

> brat, or anxiety or something else. He hits, kicks, throws thing, has

> ALOT of anger. Of course it is saved only for me. Today, he was

> sitting at supper saying he was going to wet his pants, on purpose, I

> ignored this thinking it was attention getting, he was saying it on

> purpose, then he actually did it-right in the chair-on purpose! Never

> done that before. I took him in his room, told him to change then stay

> in his room. Yesterday was full of him attacking me, hitting me while

> driving, tearing my car roof, etc. I swear this has to be caused by

> school. I can't think of anything else that has changed. It is wearing

> me down emotionally and I spent a good part of last night and today

> crying. I have begged his home based therpaist (who I like more now)

> for suggestions and help, thinking it is something I am doing or maybe

> something I need to do. I am burned out. I get no help from my

> husband. He just gets mad if he get awakened by his son's tantrums. No

> help though. he works third shift and his sleep is of ultimate

> importance. The therapist is going to the school next week to observe.

> I am burned out. I see my therapist when I can but the co pay is sooo

> high I can afford about once a month. I am going to be starting an ASD

> group when they get a meeting time.

> My son has been sick this past month but is getting over it and I just

> don't understand his behavior. Any thoughts? He is on Zoloft, 50mg,

> risperdal.25 mg in th eAm and .25mg after school and meletonin at

> bedtime. I am beside myself. I have no idea how to help him. There is

> no residential treatment for him I was told tonight-state funding cuts.

>

October 22, 2009

I've been following your posts for a while and I just wanted to ask what

are working on to address the PDD/nos? This can be a crucial piece to the

issues you're having with him. It's good you're on the track to an ASD

group, but you also need someone to work with him that has experience with

spectrum disorders.

My daughter has autism and OCD (and other issues..) and I take into

account everything when problem solving with her. -and a side note, my daughter

is 11 and she takes 1.00 ml Risperal in the am and .75 pm. and no side

effects.

In a message dated 10/21/2009 9:01:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

shellspace71@... writes:

My 6 yr old, OCD, Anxiety and PDD-NOS/sendory interation disorder son is

getting worse. Since school started he has come home and meltedown almost

every day.I have no idea if his behavior is him trying to be a brat, or

anxiety or something else. He hits, kicks, throws thing, has ALOT of anger. Of

course it is saved only for me. Today, he was sitting at supper saying he was

going to wet his pants, on purpose, I ignored this thinking it was

attention getting, he was saying it on purpose, then he actually did it-right

in

the chair-on purpose! Never done that before. I took him in his room, told

him to change then stay in his room. Yesterday was full of him attacking me,

hitting me while driving, tearing my car roof, etc. I swear this has to be

caused by school. I can't think of anything else that has changed. It is

wearing me down emotionally and I spent a good part of last night and today

crying. I have begged his home based therpaist (who I like more now) for

suggestions and help, thinking it is something I am doing or maybe something

I need to do. I am burned out. I get no help from my husband. He just gets

mad if he get awakened by his son's tantrums. No help though. he works

third shift and his sleep is of ultimate importance. The therapist is going to

the school next week to observe. I am burned out. I see my therapist when I

can but the co pay is sooo high I can afford about once a month. I am

going to be starting an ASD group when they get a meeting time.

My son has been sick this past month but is getting over it and I just

don't understand his behavior. Any thoughts? He is on Zoloft, 50mg,

risperdal.25 mg in th eAm and .25mg after school and meletonin at bedtime. I am

beside myself. I have no idea how to help him. There is no residential

treatment

for him I was told tonight-state funding cuts.

October 22, 2009

Hi . I went through the exact same thing last year. It's as if he was

trying so hard to hold it together at school that by the time he got home he was

ready to explode...and he usually did. It took a turn for the worse by October

when he became suicidal. He was only seven. We put him on Prozac and year he is

at home and much calmer, although there are still really tough moments, it is

much more managable. The school he was in refused to give him any help at all.

The principal actually told us that if we didn't like it we didn't have to have

our child in public school. Hang in there.

Walk by Faith

Tyler

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