Aderol

Rhys has been on his drugs for two weeks now.  It's not going fantastically.  He started out on 5mg once a day.  He had the full on Aderol-PMS symptoms.  He was an emotional train wreck.

After three days we upped the dosage to 10mg.  This took care of the PMS but brought on a whole slew of other problems.  He was not really consistent during any of the time but here is what we dealt with.

"My bemmy hurts"  (My belly hurts).  This is a known side effect and there's not anything we can do about it.  This is on top of his reflux and lactose intolerance.  Lucky boy.

Not sleeping.  We have been giving him Benadryl at bed time so he can sleep.  If we fail to do this then he is up in his room, lights on, playing, eyes wide open, and so tired he can't see straight.

Appetite suppressant.  We saw this the first week but then it came back.  I don't think this will be a long term effect of this drug.  We started giving him Pedia-sure shakes in the morning.  500 calories there is keeping his weight up.

He has been lethargic and sad at school.  He is not his usual cheerful self.  He does not interact with his teachers the way he used to, nor with his class mates.  He has lost interest in some of his favorite activities.  He is aggressive, especially in the afternoons.  His teachers like the old Rhys, warts and all, better.

We are going to try upping the dose on this one.  We will do 15mg for the next few days and if that is not working, up it to 20mg.  If that is not getting the job done, and he doesn't normalize at something that we are willing to live with, then we will give up on the Aderol and move on to another option.

I sure hope we can get this all figured out soon so he can be his old sweet self without the problems that keep him from doing well in school. 

None of this has anything to do with his sensory processing disorder, however.  That is a whole different cross the little guy has to bear.