Need some advice
Hi!
I was diagnosed in October of 09 and have been treated with meds up until a couple of weeks ago. When I was on meds, I was the mom I ALWAYS knew I could be. I was able to stop and think and then react. I even finished things around the house and started to create some structure for our family....it was FANTASTIC.
Unfortunately, I had med problems and have to start from scratch. I haven't been on stims for weeks and changed antidepressents. This is leaving me more irritable that ever. My stop and think is out the window and am VERY short fused. I have no tolerance for much of anything.
Sadly, this effects my kids and that breaks my heart. I can see in their faces that they are confused and hurt by my new behavior. If anyone has any advice to offer to get through this tough time, I would appreciate it!
I was diagnosed in October of 09 and have been treated with meds up until a couple of weeks ago. When I was on meds, I was the mom I ALWAYS knew I could be. I was able to stop and think and then react. I even finished things around the house and started to create some structure for our family....it was FANTASTIC.
Unfortunately, I had med problems and have to start from scratch. I haven't been on stims for weeks and changed antidepressents. This is leaving me more irritable that ever. My stop and think is out the window and am VERY short fused. I have no tolerance for much of anything.
Sadly, this effects my kids and that breaks my heart. I can see in their faces that they are confused and hurt by my new behavior. If anyone has any advice to offer to get through this tough time, I would appreciate it!
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Comment by Jen on March 3, 2010 at 5:27pm -
Hey,
I just responded to your post about therapy questions. What kind of doc prescribes your meds? What are you taking now? I've had a lot of problems w/ different medications, and after having my last child everything seems to work differently. I finally found a psychiatrist who seems to be the most knowledgeable & helpful so far. Try not to get too discouraged and know that it might take a while, but things will get better. Your diagnosis was fairly recent, and sometimes it takes a while for things to improve.
I definitely recommend therapy. I would not have madet it through my 2nd pregnancy w/out it. I had to stop my meds cold turkey - not fun. But talking to someone regularly really helped.
Reading about ADHD was helpful for me, too. Best of luck to you.
jen
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