fish exorcism.

02Apr09

After another pre-bedtime psychological breakdown last night, we have decided to resort to a sleep aid: chloral hydrate. The plan is to use this short-term until we can re-establish bedtime. Give it to him before the breakdowns to make him sleepy so that he’ll sleep even before he has a chance to think about bedtime. [...]

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Tags: hallucination, psychological breakdown, psychosis, psychotropic medication

end on a positive.

15Jan09

The past 48 hours have included such elements as a lazy old dog, a broken down car, an emergency call to the psychiatrist, a second round of IEP tests for E-Niner, and dinner with a dear friend — not necessarily in that order.
E-Niner has yet a new prescription medication. Clonidine. To be taken when he’s [...]

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Tags: anxiety, IEP testing, parenting special needs kids, psychotropic medication