Another Wild Ride on the BiPolar Express
One week after the Senior Prom, we went crashing back down into insanity.
Friday, May 7th was my Kid's Senior Prom. It was a great night for him - it was like I had a normal teenager for once. I knew in the back of my head that it was too good to be true and that something was lurking around the next corner. And I was right.
Sunday was Mother's Day. I understand that teenage boys have difficulty in expressing emotions and would so much rather be with their girlfriends, but my kid did NOTHING for me. Oh, he and his girl made those Break and Bake cookies, but they made them so they could eat them. Bringing up 4 out of the 20 or so with a 1/2 glass of milk was not quite the Mother's Day I had in mind. I remember days long gone when I was dating my favorite ex, who would like to be known as Death-Hammer, when my kid would get up and make me breakfast in bed and pick my lilacs. Not any more. He slept til past noon this year, only waking when his girlfriend came over. They stayed barricaded in his room til dinner time, then made cookies. I later indicated that I did not feel like making dinner, and that he should or we would not eat. So we did not eat. To top it off, I had to drive the girl home at the end of the night.
By Monday, they were fighting and he did not take it well. I am not sure if his drastic mood swings were due to being off of his Tenex, which helps keep his anger in check. I didn't think 2 days between med refills was going to be such a big deal. Maybe it was the cause, or just a contributing factor. I would like any feedback from people who are on, or who know someone who takes Tenex/Guanfacine. Maybe it was just a natural swing in moods. He had been doing pretty well for a month so maybe he was due for a major melt down. Between Monday and Wednesday there were at least four new holes in walls, the dryer pulled away from the lint-tubie thing, microwave dented, shattered mirror, shelving knocked down, plastic bins smashed. In short, back in Hell.
He was off of those meds Saturday and Sunday, and was raging crazy Monday through Wednesday. Things seem calmer now, thankfully. He also takes 300 mg of Seroquel a day for depression, and that seems to be working.
I can only hope that I successfully weathered yet another storm and that I have at least a couple of weeks of blue skies ahead. Graduation is just down the road, and I hope that we both make it in one piece. On the plus side, his grades have improved over the last 6 weeks, so maybe I can dare to hope, just a little bit.
Friday, May 7th was my Kid's Senior Prom. It was a great night for him - it was like I had a normal teenager for once. I knew in the back of my head that it was too good to be true and that something was lurking around the next corner. And I was right.
Sunday was Mother's Day. I understand that teenage boys have difficulty in expressing emotions and would so much rather be with their girlfriends, but my kid did NOTHING for me. Oh, he and his girl made those Break and Bake cookies, but they made them so they could eat them. Bringing up 4 out of the 20 or so with a 1/2 glass of milk was not quite the Mother's Day I had in mind. I remember days long gone when I was dating my favorite ex, who would like to be known as Death-Hammer, when my kid would get up and make me breakfast in bed and pick my lilacs. Not any more. He slept til past noon this year, only waking when his girlfriend came over. They stayed barricaded in his room til dinner time, then made cookies. I later indicated that I did not feel like making dinner, and that he should or we would not eat. So we did not eat. To top it off, I had to drive the girl home at the end of the night.
By Monday, they were fighting and he did not take it well. I am not sure if his drastic mood swings were due to being off of his Tenex, which helps keep his anger in check. I didn't think 2 days between med refills was going to be such a big deal. Maybe it was the cause, or just a contributing factor. I would like any feedback from people who are on, or who know someone who takes Tenex/Guanfacine. Maybe it was just a natural swing in moods. He had been doing pretty well for a month so maybe he was due for a major melt down. Between Monday and Wednesday there were at least four new holes in walls, the dryer pulled away from the lint-tubie thing, microwave dented, shattered mirror, shelving knocked down, plastic bins smashed. In short, back in Hell.
He was off of those meds Saturday and Sunday, and was raging crazy Monday through Wednesday. Things seem calmer now, thankfully. He also takes 300 mg of Seroquel a day for depression, and that seems to be working.
I can only hope that I successfully weathered yet another storm and that I have at least a couple of weeks of blue skies ahead. Graduation is just down the road, and I hope that we both make it in one piece. On the plus side, his grades have improved over the last 6 weeks, so maybe I can dare to hope, just a little bit.
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