This morning I walked in the kitchen to eat breakfast. Beth said she can't believe she has a solo in the Christmas musical our homeschool group is doing. I stopped and asked her to repeat what she said. She repeated it. She is in the play, but doesn't have a solo. She said the ****(the director) told her she was. I was dumbfounded. The friend in charge sent a paper home for each child with their parts. None of them have solos. It was a very difficult night at our house when the I told each child what their part in the play would be. We had confusion, hurt and anger. So, how did this come up again weeks later? Somehow, she convinced herself again that she had a solo. She said the director told her she would sing, "Jesus Loves Me" by herself. Well, that is what she did to tryout. I don't know where this came from. So, we had to go through the hurt again as I told her she wasn't singing a solo. What is even crazier is that she knew what part she was doing. I guess she also thought she was doing a solo. What is going on in her brain?
She was out of sorts all morning. She wasn't making much sense. She seemed to get it together as the morning went on.
I wonder if it is because we are finalizing this Thursday. Her emotions and mind could easily be all over the place.
Ann is still on meds. We started on one med and we needed to up the dosage. My regular pediatrician was out of town for a week. Another one changed her meds. After a week like we were on a placebo he doubled the dosage. She has been on it for 7 seven days now. Last night she had two anger episodes. She has never done this before. She has also been very frustrated because in the mornings about 30 minutes after taking her meds she is shaky and can't write. This morning she was almost in tears. The nurse had told me to call for a new prescription this week. She asked how things were going. I told her the two things I had seen that are not in her norm at all. She said we need to see the doctor. We don't have an appt until Thursday morning.
She is not nearly as fidgety as before. She is still taking forever to do her work. However, she does very good work. I wonder if the meds aren't going to work for her. I knew it would be trial and error, but I was hoping it wouldn't be this confusing. Suggestions?
At this point, I wouldn't do anything with the meds until after finalization. You must be so excited- I am sure the girls are excited +
ReplyDeleteDefinitely get her to the doc. If she has a bad episode before then, take her immediately to the ER or call 911. Unfortunately, it is trial and error until they find the right med for her body, size etc. IT took about 2 years for us to get J regulated and now we are in adolescence which causes imbalances.
ReplyDeleteWhen do you finalize? If you can, get them in UAB for psych work. If you need the number, let me know by emailing me.
Hi jenny,
ReplyDeleteI am new to your blog but I just thought I'd give my two cents since you asked:) We adopted our son from foster care. When he came to us he was on Meds for ADD. He was only 3. We took him of the meds and he had a very hard time focusing. It turns out that he has a Gluten intolerance and when we changed his diet it made a huge difference. A lot of times food allergies or intolerances cause behavioral issues. Just a thought:)