Posted by Dinah on June 13, 2003, at 9:57:44
In reply to Recent diagnosis, posted by WorryGirl on June 13, 2003, at 9:42:58
Hi Worrygirl. It's tough to be a mom sometimes isn't it? I used to get soooo overstimulated when my son was younger. I think for the first several months of his life I thought my life would be an interminable misery. It gets a whole lot better as they get older. I've enjoyed him so much since he learned to talk and express himself instead of acting out.
I never took it out on him, except that maybe I was a bit withdrawn. I did my best not to even withdraw from him. But it made my self injury skyrocket. I wonder if your therapist and pdoc understand the intense stimulation a young child causes? Are they men?
I can understand the reluctance to give you an AD, but I don't get the reluctance to give you an antianxiety agent. I've been taking low dose Depakote for years, and it has only a minimal impact on my anxiety and agitation. I need my therapy and my klonopin for the anxiety. If your plan is to go to higher doses, maybe it will have more effect.
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