Into My Mind

Well, I guess I spoke too soon about getting new comments. Either that or my last several posts have sucked. I prefer to think that people are just too busy to leave me a message, instead of the concept that I suck.

Anyway, Nick is on a new medication now. He just started taking Strattera (anti-anxiety) with his daily dose of Focalin (ADD medication). So far we haven't had any problems, but we're on a low dose this week and it gets increased next week. I've already contacted his teachers to keep me posted on any good or bad changes they may see. We were hoping that by adding this medication, his grades would once again improve and he wouldn't be so damn nervous about trying things.

He gets test anxiety pretty severely and that's been evident this year. He also gets frustrated very easily. I'm not talking a few tries into an activity, no he gets frustrated upon the first try. Then, I have to listen to awful things come out of his mouth like "I'm not good enough," "I will never be successful," etc. He is really hard on himself and the shitty part about it is he's very intelligent but would rather just buy into the lazy, not good enough attitude. Drives me crazy!!

If you know of anyone or you have had any experience with this, please let me know. I'm always open to suggestions, story swapping, and the everything else that comes with child rearing. Sometimes just gaining a little perspective listening to others helps.