Sudden behaviors-- is it a flair?

[BeeRae22]

Dd(9) has been doing great for the past few months. In fact, I was just thinking last night how close to baseline she (finally) is-- it's been over a year since treatment started. No episodes, no odd, ocd barely detectable. Eating again, sleeping fine, pleasant, social again. No real issues to speak of.

 

Then bam..... Raging/odd this morning over being told that she wouldn't be brought to Wendy's after school for a snack.

 

And again, raging/odd behaviors after school about the same thing.

 

Dh thinks "just bad behaviors". I think no way. She hasn't acted this way in quite some time, especially over something like that.

 

I'm so sad and frustrated.... Just when I'm gaining confidence that she's so close to baseline, we get slapped down again.

 

I'll be going out to get some Motrin this evening, and hoping this passes quickly. I was hoping it was just a bad morning, but it's not looking that way.

 

Will this ever be over???? I was so hopeful. PTSD kicking in here. I even forgot to get my son off the bus because I was too busy trying to calm her to hear the driver honking the horn outside.

 

This disease sucks.

[pr40]

your questions is the answer: if you didn't think it was an exacerbation, you wouldn't have written the post, unfortunately. I think, you are only learning what your dd's P/p is like. you are lucky that she returns to the base line for some time.

You may want to have a procedure in place when this happens. Motrin is a good start.

I am curious: why do you call it PTSD? PTSD has, if I understand that one, a very specific set of symptoms that includes repetition compulsion, nightmares, etc. The cause can be physical as well as psychological.

[riffleshell]

Agree with PR40--your question is the answer. There is no way to know what will happen now, but if your child has been doing well for 9 months, it is certainly very possible that this will just be a quick blip and you will get back to a good place soon.