Boys Meds Apt. - 6 Jan 2007

6 Jan 2007

Ian Dewey


Medications:


AM AFTERNOON BEDTIME

Benedryl 100 mg Risperdal .5 mg Depokote ER 750 mg
Risperdal .5 mg Sertraline 50 mg Risperdal 1 mg
Dextroamphetamine 10mg Melatonin 3mg


Medication changes due to increasing mood swings ie., slamming door, starting fights with brother, yelling, crying, hitting things. Also, depression & mention of someone wanting to kill him. Paranoia perhaps brought on by problems at school. Ie., girls in chess club, and a boy outside calling him a geek. Older child.


I am having trouble disciplining Ian & Connor. I seem to have lost the “currency” for punishment. Sending to room doesn’t work. No TV doesn’t work. I am having trouble with mouthing off and outright disobedience once they are told to or not to do something.


Connor Dewey


Medications:


AM AFTERNOON BEDTIME

Abilify 40mg None Melatonin 10mg
Benedryl 100 mg
Focalin XR


School is going well academically except Ian has a hard time with the reading still.


Ian has been taking Depokote for over a month now. I am not sure what, if anything, it is doing. I also do not think the Dextroamphetamine is doing anything for his focus at school. Dr. Fiszbein increased his Depokote another 250 to be taken when he gets home, but frankly I don't think it does a thing. And he changed 5mg of the Dextroamphetamine to the afternoon which is making it worse at school. I called Dr. Fiszbein yesterday & am waiting for a call today.

Medicine Changes & Chaos

Monday, February 13, 2006

The boys over the last several weeks have had their toys moved to the garage since they refuse to pick them up. Now they can only have them if they have points to "borrow" them. If they return them, they get a "refund".

Although the point system works to get them to get their chore chart done better in the am, they are still acting up. However, since we are in the midst of medicine changes, getting ready to move, etc. who knows!

They are increasingly mean to each other. Connor seems more angry. Ian's Zoloft seems to be making him tired during the day. His fuzzy picking has increased over the past two weeks, interfering with school.

The good point is reading gets 3 points so even Ian is more apt to read a book for points!