Yeah, we went to the diner again on Sunday night after going to……………the diner on Saturday night. And, despite the plethora of diners all across New Jersey, we managed to end up at the same diner. Charlie had a burger both nights (ok, Sunday night he got coleslaw on the side). To be fair, I got an omelet both nights (but it was broccoli Saturday, a Greek omelet Sunday). And Jim rather amazed me when he ordered an omelet on Sunday with two vegetables.
Yeah, we went to the diner again on Sunday night after going to……………the diner on Saturday night. And, despite the plethora of diners all across New Jersey, we managed to end up at the same diner. Charlie had a burger both nights (ok, Sunday night he got coleslaw on the side). To be fair, I got an omelet both nights (but it was broccoli Saturday, a Greek omelet Sunday). And Jim rather amazed me when he ordered an omelet on Sunday with two vegetables.
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I am so pleased to see your safe space materialize again. Thank you for sharing it with us. Very much looking forward to unfiltered Kristina, and more Charlie pix!
The meds dosing, and ongoing calibrating and experimenting: Ay yi yi. I am especially grateful to you for sharing this so frankly as I so often feel we’re walking in your footsteps, but four years back. But, yes, safety is critical — for Charlie as well as for you. I am glad that yours is the thoughtful and considered version of “whatever it takes.” -
The daytime drowsiness on the clonidine usually goes away after awhile.
Having lived in Philly in the past, I miss NJ diners. Jersey raises diners to an art form unto themselves.
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Bud is much smaller than Charlie (about 80 pounds) and has been on 9 mg of melatonin since the fall of 2007.
I’m also hoping to transition Bud off Risperdal this summer, but we need to get his other meds adjusted first. It’s such a moving target. -
mom-nos—may I ask, what other meds is Bud on?
Charlie now takes 1.0 mg of Risperdal (in 2 doses, morning and afternoon), 100 mg of Zoloft in the morning. Clonidine was a bit of a disaster for him and us. -
He’s on .5 mg of Risperdal (.25 twice a day) and 50 mg of Strattera (25 mg x 2). He was on Zoloft (25 mg am and 37.5 mg pm) until a couple of weeks ago, when we switched to fluvoxamine (Luvox). We’ve been slowly increasing dose.
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thank you—anxiety seems to be a major problem for Charlie and often leads to “behaviors.” have been wondering if the Zoloft is enough for him.
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We’ve switched from Zoloft because he needed an increase, but the next bump in dose made him manic (happy… but TOO happy). The doc is guessing it’s the dopamine, which is also in Strattera (which also needs to be bumped up, we think), so we switched to Luvox. Luvox is actually fda approved for ocd in children, so I’m hoping it will be effective with the perseveration/obsession issues. So far… not so much.
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Ritalin was a nightmare for Bud, as was Adderall. Strattera has been great, though. He’s been on it since he started Kindergarten.
The daytime drowsiness on the clonidine usually goes away after awhile.
Having lived in Philly in the past, I miss NJ diners. Jersey raises diners to an art form unto themselves.
Joe
Bud is much smaller than Charlie (about 80 pounds) and has been on 9 mg of melatonin since the fall of 2007.
I’m also hoping to transition Bud off Risperdal this summer, but we need to get his other meds adjusted first. It’s such a moving target.
He’s on .5 mg of Risperdal (.25 twice a day) and 50 mg of Strattera (25 mg x 2). He was on Zoloft (25 mg am and 37.5 mg pm) until a couple of weeks ago, when we switched to fluvoxamine (Luvox). We’ve been slowly increasing dose.
thank you—anxiety seems to be a major problem for Charlie and often leads to “behaviors.” have been wondering if the Zoloft is enough for him.
When Charlie was younger, too much Zoloft made unpredictable, as in (excuse the expression) crazed. He seems to tolerate it more now. After a brief and very unfruitful Ritalin trial, we’ve been avoiding ADHD/attention type meds for Charlie. Charlie’s ocd is definitely there but can be controlled — hope the Luvox starts helping more.