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Post by mary2 on Jul 18, 2008 6:08:44 GMT -5
Hi mary2, Did you decide to stop the medication? I was just curious how your appointment went. The appointment already went by. In it the Dr suggested stopping the med when he finished school; he finished school last week; however, he still has pedagogical therapy up to the end of this month, and I decided to keep him on it so he can really take advantage of the therapies; then I will stop it. I will tell you how it goes. He will still go to his psych therapies but those are completely different; all he does there is play with the therapist, so, it won't matter whether he is on the med or not. The pedagogical therapies have to do with learning the strategies to manage his limitations... |
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Post by mary2 on Jul 26, 2008 22:12:18 GMT -5
Ok, we are stopping the med tomorrow. His therapies are up to next week; however, today my son took the last pill of the bottle, so... Let's see how it goes; I feel we will have a more hyper environment around here. According to what the Dr said, he is supposed to resume taking it a week before school and at a lower dose; so I will have to call him for refills of that lower dose. He starts class Sept. 15. We have the whole month to let him gain some weight and let his body rest from the med.
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Post by mary2 on Jul 27, 2008 21:57:43 GMT -5
Today was the first meds free day since almost two years. He had a challenge today, we went to mass... Well, he was on his chair in constant movement; he started singing and making very low sounds; he was trying to be funny; I told him to keep quiet but it was hard for him. The difference is really incredible. He went to a birthday party in the afternoon with my sister-in-law; she told me he had a great time and that he wasted lots of energy jumping in the inflatables; no wonder, lol. He has been annoying his sister also; this is sooo difficult for me to tolerate, every time I feel little Ele cry because of him I want to burst; he always does it but today it was of course more constant... Well, let's hope we can make it to the end of this month...
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Post by bugsmom on Jul 27, 2008 22:10:36 GMT -5
Mary, I know when I used to take Josh off his meds in the summer, the first week was always the worst. Josh is VERY hyper and he'd drive me crazy the first three or four days. But after the first week or so, he seemed calmer. It is hard, but if you really want to give Marcel the med break, you guys will get through it.  Hugs to you. |
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Post by kyty on Jul 29, 2008 0:36:02 GMT -5
I'vve taken my son off for two days now. The first day was really good. I told him how great he was handelling himself and was feeling very possitive about it and then today! Ahhhhh... He followed me around talking about silly things, making noises, bugging his brother really bad, and was just awful. He won't go play with friends and just wants to lay around the house. He just can't seem to figure out what to do with himself. The food thing is also an issue, he eats nonstop while off concerta. This is a problem because he is overweight already. I try my hardest to keep him busy but we argue about everything ( food,play, games) I hope you have better luck than us. I don't think we will make the summer.  |
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Post by mary2 on Jul 29, 2008 7:38:43 GMT -5
It is incredible how the appetite thing changed for him. I am sure mine will gain weight. But like you, my son kept annoying his sister also yesterday; it is something unbearable; he answered back to me about two times and as I got upset he was laughing. He was acting like a clown and he was even falling to his sides as he walked... I was thinking hard yesterday about getting him back on the med, but no... I will try to stand it longer; maybe like bugsmom says, he will calm down in a few days. His attitude right now is like :"I don't care or mind about anything..." To tell you the truth I am in total amazement. Another thing coming to mi mind yesterday was the fact that I don't want him to lose all the work he has done in regard to acting according to any given situation; of course with the med he has more control; without it he doesn't have it and I think that maturity plays a main role here; I hope that he goes back to "normal" behavior as he is back on the med. I am a bit scared...
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Post by kyty on Jul 31, 2008 0:32:19 GMT -5
Well it is scary because trying to stay calm is hard.(for me anyway). Good luck! I have been child free for two days now. My Mother and Father in law took the boys for a few days. A NICE BREAK!!!!
Hope everything works out for you!
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Post by mary2 on Jul 31, 2008 7:00:35 GMT -5
What a coincidence kyty. Yesterday my sister in law called me to take my son to the beach. I don't feel very comfortable by letting him go when one of us (my husband or I) is not around; but I decided to say yes considering the fact that Marcel is extremely attached to us and this attachment is causing him social problems. I think this is a good opportunity for him to gain more self confidence; he will also see that it is OK to be by "his own"occasionally. He was not 100% happy about leaving when he learned it was going to be for two nights; he was expecting only one, but I convinced him. I called yesterday night and my SIL told me he did great throughout the day and ate A LOT.
Now, I am here with dd, who is still in her sleep. It feels peaceful not to hear her cry because of her brother; but to tell you the truth, I don't feel very comfortable without both of my kids around. So, life is an irony sometimes, LOL
I hope you enjoy your break kyty!
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Post by kyty on Aug 1, 2008 0:27:32 GMT -5
Just try to enjoy yourself! Mine are back tomorrow. How old are your kids?
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Post by mary2 on Aug 1, 2008 18:12:01 GMT -5
He is back and with LOTS!!! of energy, LOL
kyty, my son is 8 and my daughter is two years and ten months.
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