We have an appt with Ewen's psychiatrist today. He told me on the phone this morning that he is going to prescribe him Tenex (same as Guanfacine) to help with the tics.
The reason I called him was because I was worried that Prozac was harming Ewen, not to get another prescription to pile on top of it. I asked him again about the Buspar and he said no because there is no evidence.
He basically told me on the phone that it was Prozac or nothing and that it seems like Prozac is very much helping Ewen. He said that it sounds like the problem is that the tics are bothering him and that the first line of defense is to add Tenex. I told him that Ewen wasn't your typical patient and maybe the first line of defense wasn't right for him. He said he understood...but does he?
I went and read about it and it looks like it will make him tired, which the Prozac already does. I don't know. I also read that the tics aren't hurting him and that we only need to treat them if they are affecting his life negatively. I think that since he tics so badly before he goes to sleep and because the huffing is bothering him a lot when he plays soccer, that it would be nice to have a way to calm them.
I'm not sure about trying Tenex. If we do it will be when we go away this week so at least he won't be in school experiencing any weird side effects. I hate using my son as a science experiment.
We are still at 4ml's of Prozac...about 4 days in at that dose and Ewen woke up happy this morning, more like when he was on 5ml's. So it looks like we can achieve the good mood at 4ml's, but not at 3.5
I do just want him to be happy and to enjoy being 11, not sour or worried all the time. He was such a happy kid. Today when he woke up happy he started doing his little kid voice which is really annoying. I wonder if that is because he is happy or some other weird tic thing. Maybe the prozac just sucks and we should take him off it. I hate not knowing.
Now I have to somehow get some work done and stop thinking about this for a while.
The reason I called him was because I was worried that Prozac was harming Ewen, not to get another prescription to pile on top of it. I asked him again about the Buspar and he said no because there is no evidence.
He basically told me on the phone that it was Prozac or nothing and that it seems like Prozac is very much helping Ewen. He said that it sounds like the problem is that the tics are bothering him and that the first line of defense is to add Tenex. I told him that Ewen wasn't your typical patient and maybe the first line of defense wasn't right for him. He said he understood...but does he?
I went and read about it and it looks like it will make him tired, which the Prozac already does. I don't know. I also read that the tics aren't hurting him and that we only need to treat them if they are affecting his life negatively. I think that since he tics so badly before he goes to sleep and because the huffing is bothering him a lot when he plays soccer, that it would be nice to have a way to calm them.
I'm not sure about trying Tenex. If we do it will be when we go away this week so at least he won't be in school experiencing any weird side effects. I hate using my son as a science experiment.
We are still at 4ml's of Prozac...about 4 days in at that dose and Ewen woke up happy this morning, more like when he was on 5ml's. So it looks like we can achieve the good mood at 4ml's, but not at 3.5
I do just want him to be happy and to enjoy being 11, not sour or worried all the time. He was such a happy kid. Today when he woke up happy he started doing his little kid voice which is really annoying. I wonder if that is because he is happy or some other weird tic thing. Maybe the prozac just sucks and we should take him off it. I hate not knowing.
Now I have to somehow get some work done and stop thinking about this for a while.
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