Re: Re: Not an EDS question, but could use some help anyway

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My sister had the exact same thought.

is showing some symptoms of EDS. He gets pain in his knees, has GERD, and

has lateley been complaing of his back hurting. He sort of had a mini muscle

spasms going on the last few days.

He gets ill often. Not really ill. Just gets really tired, and it all sort of

unexplainable. I totaly beleive him that he doesn't feel well. I do think

anxiety is an issue, but not everything.

I also get days when I just don't feel good, and don't really have a specific

explination for it.

He has talked about how peole get addicted to pain killers. He loves Ozzy

Osborn, and you may have heard about all his and his son's troubles with pain

killers lately. And, of course, all the talk in the news about Rush Limbaugh.

(He watches the news, and reads the newspapers) He did notice one of my med

bottles that said " oxycodone " and asked if it was what these guys took. I

explained the difference, but said that it still is a narcotic. I went into an

explanation as what happens when people take these drugs. Why some get addicted

to them, and why some are dependent on them. The different kinds of addictions.

He knows I'm on methadone now. I did have to explain the difference between

methadone for chronic pain, methadone for heroine addiction, and crystal meth.

He never says anything about it. I told him it was a very small dose, and if I

need to get off it, I'll have to wean off it.

He has heard his sister talk of how the drugs she's had in the hospital make her

feel. We talked about how easily people can get addicted to them because of the

way they make you feel so much better.

He knows the difference between prescribed medication, and taking drugs for fun.

I don't know if he's worried about having to take them himself. He doesn't like

to take anything, and will refuse ibuprophen and tylenol. He takes his prevacid

without a problem.

So, I just don't know. I tried to talk with him yesterday, and all he said was

that they aren't his friends anymore.

He thinks it's disgusting.

I have talked with him about drugs, drinking, sex, well, everything you are

suppose to talk with your kids about since the day he was born (well, almost).

Nothing is left in my house for my kids to wonder about.

Cindy is right. Boys are different than girls. My girls come to me with

everything. They aren't embarrased about talking to me about anything. I'm

sure they don't tell me everything, but they tell me an awful lot.

Boys are more quite about things. is more like his dad. He just doesn't

like to talk a lot about things. That's ok. I suppose I'll have to respect

that.

I've told him about 4 times now that if he wan'ts to talk, I'll be there. I was

thinking he may need time for it all to sink in.

I think part of the problem may be that he often watches " cops " , and sees what

people are like on drugs. I'm not sure he knows the difference between someone

on pot, and someone on crytal meth.

I'll have to find an opportunity to explain the difference to him.

All in all, I think now that he is angry at his friends, and doesn't want

anything to do with them any more. I should be happy about that. At least he

isn't joining in! No peer pressure here! Thank goodness.

Hugs,