The brain is a vicious little bugger - Page 2

kerosene · 05-22-2009, 03:14 PM

Wishing you the best, Lookout. I hope you soon find a solution for the young man.

Sundae · 05-22-2009, 03:50 PM

Nothing to add except that at least he has you and the problems are being recognised.
Keep letting us know whenever you think it's appropriate.

lookout123 · 08-13-2009, 02:02 PM

Howdy all. I figured I should stop in and say hello and give an update on life around here.

Lil Lookout is doing marvelously well at the moment (and we're about 6 weeks into that moment). Vyvanze did a great job of helping him focus and stay on task but he was an emotional wreck. Not just a little sensitive but a wreck. A minor inconvenience could literally result in two hours of sobbing. He didn't understand why he was acting that way and it made it even worse. After appointments with the medical doctor and the psychologist we decided it was time to acknowledge and address the likelihood of a mood disorder as the main culprit for his problems.

LL started on 1mg daily of abilify 7 weeks ago. I was concerned about 'zombification' and other side effects but it has been great so far. Within days the meltdowns disappeared and things mellowed out around the house. 2 weeks after starting it LL commented repeatedly that he likes the pill because he doesn't want to cry all the time and life doesn't seem so hard. His words, not mine. He now has a full range of emotions from sad, angry, happy, to downright joyous. People have commented on his performances in his soccer games because he is playing like a man possessed once again. He is living with an actual hunger for life again. He was even looking forward to school starting up again.

I am well aware that a day may come when this medication doesn't work anymore and we'll have to start the search all over again, but for now I am enjoying watching my son enjoy life. At this point he isn't even taking any medicatin for the ADHD because with his emotions under control he is able to consciously work on maintaining his focus. Times are good.

Beyond that, since my last post I have pulled the trigger and sold my company, accepted a contract returning me to my old firm, and will be building yet another office not too far from home. I am busy busy busy, but life is good.

***Clodfobble - we had the whole family on a STRICT GFCF diet thanks to your fantastic website but after 6 weeks we recognized no change at all to anyone in the family so we aren't following it anymore. Mrs L has always kept us on a healthy diet anyway, but it is good to know that that particular burden is not ours to bare.

Shawnee123 · 08-13-2009, 02:04 PM

Wonderful to hear, lookout. It must feel great to see LL feeling good again.

Griff · 08-13-2009, 02:10 PM

Glad to hear from you man. Keep on keeping on.

limey · 08-13-2009, 02:11 PM

So glad that things are looking up for the Lookouts!

Clodfobble · 08-13-2009, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lookout123

***Clodfobble - we had the whole family on a STRICT GFCF diet thanks to your fantastic website but after 6 weeks we recognized no change at all to anyone in the family so we aren't following it anymore. Mrs L has always kept us on a healthy diet anyway, but it is good to know that that particular burden is not ours to bare.

6 weeks is more than a fair try, and it's good to have it ruled out--you explored every option thoroughly and found what works for your kids. I am very, very happy to hear that LL is doing so much better!

classicman · 08-13-2009, 03:36 PM

Woo Hoo - all good news from the lookout clan!

Very glad to hear that.

Aliantha · 08-13-2009, 05:37 PM

Sounds like good news all round Lookout. I'm very pleased things are a little easier for all of you now, especially LL.

Pie · 08-13-2009, 07:24 PM

Way to go, Lookout! Try, try, and find what works. Congratulations!

ZenGum · 08-13-2009, 07:45 PM

Excellent news. Thanks.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-14-2009, 12:15 AM

Super.

kerosene · 08-14-2009, 09:34 AM

Happy to hear it, LO. Good news for LL.

monster · 08-14-2009, 10:46 PM

excellent.

TheMercenary · 08-16-2009, 09:01 AM

Great news LO. Come on back a little more often.

05-22-2009, 03:50 PM	#17
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Nothing to add except that at least he has you and the problems are being recognised. Keep letting us know whenever you think it's appropriate. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-13-2009, 02:02 PM	#18
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Howdy all. I figured I should stop in and say hello and give an update on life around here. Lil Lookout is doing marvelously well at the moment (and we're about 6 weeks into that moment). Vyvanze did a great job of helping him focus and stay on task but he was an emotional wreck. Not just a little sensitive but a wreck. A minor inconvenience could literally result in two hours of sobbing. He didn't understand why he was acting that way and it made it even worse. After appointments with the medical doctor and the psychologist we decided it was time to acknowledge and address the likelihood of a mood disorder as the main culprit for his problems. LL started on 1mg daily of abilify 7 weeks ago. I was concerned about 'zombification' and other side effects but it has been great so far. Within days the meltdowns disappeared and things mellowed out around the house. 2 weeks after starting it LL commented repeatedly that he likes the pill because he doesn't want to cry all the time and life doesn't seem so hard. His words, not mine. He now has a full range of emotions from sad, angry, happy, to downright joyous. People have commented on his performances in his soccer games because he is playing like a man possessed once again. He is living with an actual hunger for life again. He was even looking forward to school starting up again. I am well aware that a day may come when this medication doesn't work anymore and we'll have to start the search all over again, but for now I am enjoying watching my son enjoy life. At this point he isn't even taking any medicatin for the ADHD because with his emotions under control he is able to consciously work on maintaining his focus. Times are good. Beyond that, since my last post I have pulled the trigger and sold my company, accepted a contract returning me to my old firm, and will be building yet another office not too far from home. I am busy busy busy, but life is good. ***Clodfobble - we had the whole family on a STRICT GFCF diet thanks to your fantastic website but after 6 weeks we recognized no change at all to anyone in the family so we aren't following it anymore. Mrs L has always kept us on a healthy diet anyway, but it is good to know that that particular burden is not ours to bare. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-13-2009, 02:04 PM	#19
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Wonderful to hear, lookout. It must feel great to see LL feeling good again. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-13-2009, 02:10 PM	#20
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Glad to hear from you man. Keep on keeping on. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-13-2009, 02:11 PM	#21
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	So glad that things are looking up for the Lookouts! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

05-22-2009, 03:14 PM	#16
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Wishing you the best, Lookout. I hope you soon find a solution for the young man.

08-13-2009, 03:36 PM	#23
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Woo Hoo - all good news from the lookout clan! Very glad to hear that. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-13-2009, 05:37 PM	#24
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Sounds like good news all round Lookout. I'm very pleased things are a little easier for all of you now, especially LL. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-13-2009, 07:24 PM	#25
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Way to go, Lookout! Try, try, and find what works. Congratulations! __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

08-13-2009, 07:45 PM	#26
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Excellent news. Thanks. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-14-2009, 12:15 AM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Super. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-14-2009, 09:34 AM	#28
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Happy to hear it, LO. Good news for LL.

08-14-2009, 10:46 PM	#29
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	excellent. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-16-2009, 09:01 AM	#30
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Great news LO. Come on back a little more often. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

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