Thursday, January 29, 2004
Well, the doctor has taken me off the Celexa and put me on
Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate). It is apparently the active version of Celexa.
This section worries me:
"
Activation of Mania/Hypomania: In placebo-controlled trials with Lexapro, some of which included patients with bipolar disorder, mania/hypomania was reported in 0.1% of 715 patients treated with Lexapro versus none of the 592 patients treated with placebo. Activation of mania/hypomania has also been reported in a small proportion of patients with major affective disorders treated with other marketed antidepressants. If a patient enters a manic phase, Lexapro should be discontinued. As with all drugs effective in the treatment of major depressive disorder, Lexapro should be used cautiously in patients with a history of mania."
But I also checked Celexa and it had a 3.5% rate. I've been on it for about 5 years and haven't had any troubles until now.
I don't know. She also said I should refer myself to a psychiatrist for my future medication monitoring. She feels inadequate to the task at this point. So I called a local agency but their Intake Coordinator was gone for the day so I will see if she returns my call tomorrow. GAD.
*sigh*
On a more upbeat note, Ian's useless teacher went over to his preschool where his DT teacher and his Speech Therapist were with him today. Martie went along as well as kind of a facilitator. I am SOOOOO hoping that the useless teacher learns something from this!! I don't know if the DT teacher and the Speech Therapist have started the smaller group thing yet or not but I will check in a couple of weeks and see. I don't want them to think I'm crowding them. ;oD
I called about kindergarten screening at his public school and they said to call back in a couple of weeks and they should know the schedule. Martie wants to come along for it. We have been debating whether or not to inform them ahead of time about his Asperger's. It's kind of a Catch 22 thing. If we tell them they may treat him differently at the test but if we don't tell them, they may misinterpret some of his scores/behaviors during the test. What an ordeal. And this is only kindergarten!!
I was reading on the ShadowSyndromeKids list the other day and one mother wrote in asking if our AS kids would ever be able to hold down a job, or even decide at some point that their school work has some significance for them. Some days I look at my sweet boy and wonder if he will ever even be able to live on his own. He is much less mature than some of the other kids. But I guess that's why we are going through all this work to get him therapies whatnot. So he will at least have a better chance at a typical or better than typical life.
See, I think that with the right help and supports, Ian would make a GREAT scientist. He would LOVE being a paleontologist or marine biologist. He loves the subject matter and you really don't have to interact with a lot of different people. Tony Atwood says that the best way to help them succeed is to find a way to capitalize on their strengths and studying animals is definitely one of Ian's strengths. John says that Ian's favorite part of his Walking With Dinosaur DVDs is the part where you can click on the different animals and it gives all their vital statistics and tells about them and their habits and lifestyles. And he uses that kind of information in his play with his toy animals. His play just as much about about their habits and what they do as it is about the relationships of the animals to each other.
But how will he ever get to Paleontology School if they take him out of the regular kindergarten curriculum and put him in the resource room. :o(
Peace.
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