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Thank you, Lyn, for your candid responses here! How old were your boys when you started trying the meds? My ds seems so young and I just keep thinking that if I give him more time to mature, he'll be better able to handle things. Mostly his anxiety is separation anxiety stuff(worrying about something happening to me while I'm away from him and he worries that I won't pick him up from children's church). He also has health anxiety, big time! He has even worried about the checkbook in the past! But, mostly it's just the questions that I get are always topped with anxiousness and nervousness. He always has to know everything: what time are we doing something, then what are we doing, etc? He hates being late(he gets that from me!), and is scared to death of the dentist and doctors! Life is definitely challenging with this boy and I pray daily that we will make it through. That's why I am enjoying this thread. So many of us here are in the throes of not knowing what to do or how to handle it that we become burdened by our own anxiety. Thanks again.

 

Bonnie

Hi Bonnie

I'm glad I can help or ease your mind at least. We started our kids on Clonodine when they were about 8 years old. My youngest,

who is 15, stopped taking it about a year ago and so far, so good. My oldest, who's 17, stopped taking clonodine this past summer.

Still has small tics now and then (not a problem) but his restlessness came back, after a couple months. He calls it restlessness, but it's like

a feeling of inner-agitation that he can't shake. I suggested he go back on the clonodine and he happily agreed. He's back on the low-dose clonodine and he's much happier. The clonazepam we started giving about 6 years ago, but only as-needed and very sporadically.

For example, if my oldest son has a big presentation at school (his absolute, all-time worst fear), he might ask me for clonazepam beforehand.

Other times he says, I'll give it a try without.

Your son sounds EXACTLY like my youngest. Has to know everything...when it will happen...health anxiety, etc. This is classic anxiety.

An anxious person cannot accept uncertainty, in any part of their life.

But they (we) have to learn, this is life. There is no certainty in life. There are strategies for doing this. I wish I could tell you some

simple strategies but not enough space here -

Bonnie, I saw a psychologist who specialized in anxiety for 12 years to learn cognitive behaviour therapy for my anxiety. What I learned, I have taught, in my own

way, to my children. If you ever need more info. on this please don't hesitate to send me a private email, I can give you as much information

as I have, and the name of the best book (I believe) for learning these strategies, that you can then teach your son.

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Hi again...

 

Just reading your last post... my son has that same anxiety, and it really annoys some people. You can watch the stress levels rise as he's asking "when" "how" etc. Even as you're trying to explain it to him, he's talking over you asking the very same things. Anxiety is a big thing with him, and I do think this is what sets off his bad behaviour at times.

 

You're right, we ALL live with uncertainty, nobody can guarantee anything. Try explaining that to an anxious kid.

 

But as I mentioned earlier, I have a similar problem, so.... :lol:

 

He tries to calm himself down but it's hard.

 

Lyn.

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