Please someone explain to me how a parent can live in the same house with a child they have raised

[libdem4life]

52. How about we talk about psychotropic drugs. They can CAUSE schizophrenic-like behavior.

I am getting very tired of people acting like Judge and Jury who havent a clue other than a couple of Lifetime movies. Oh, and spanking...back to Dr. Spock. Get a grip, people.

They are called drug cocktails, for the more "severely disturbed". Can you tell me about that? Do you have evn the slightest experience with a child or adolescent with behavior on the autistic scale, developmentally and emotionally disturbed? Have y ou lived with it? Had to take them to doctor after doctor and drug after drug?

No one is ever going to "admit" he was on psychotropoics and no doctor will admit to administering them because it is privileged information. Auutism behavior is very internal and also explosive, but not premeditative. That would be the drugs, IMHO. Maybe some can compare to an acid or LSD trip...that can happen, especially when switching the "cocktails". It happened to a whole generation or two of "well-adjusted" kids. As a normally introverted person that he seemed to be, can suddenly be unleashed to the extreme opposite and do heinous things.

So you all tell me. What do you do with a suicidal teenager? What? I'm waiting. Well, first you get a divorce because Dad wants a life and a new wife and Mom is well-paid to be at home. That settles that.

You know what happens when you take a suicidal teenager to a hospital? One of three things. Either s/he changes their mind on the way and shift the tone and talk the parent into having rethought it. Or, they take them in a room, give them something to calm them...either way they go home the same day they got there. For those still over the top, they have small psych wards they will keep them up to 3 days, heavily medicate them so they don't hurt anyone there, then send them home. (Hope you have emergency room health care...this is one pricy visit.)

Oh yeah, and one more thing...head injuries. Many of these kids were in accidents or injuries in school sports (very common) and had Minimal Traumatic Brian Injury...presents a lot like autism. I could keep going...but this self-righteous claptrap about things people know absolutely nothing about is disgsusting.

Got some other ideas? Just about leaves Juvenile Hall. You going to make that decision? Conflict...you want to talk about conflict? Pleases spare me unless you have any personal knowlegde about your ramblings.

For general information...and you can't just take a couple...you have to stay on them for a period of time because sometimes they "settle down" if not, well, here we go again.

These brands come and go...just long enough for the manufacturer to "get their research money back plus thousands of times profit" then the real side effects are allowed to come out, discarded, and another one pops up...rinse, and repeat.


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Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction while taking olanzapine (the active ingredient contained in Zyprexa) hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Stop using olanzapine and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

•very stiff (rigid) muscles, high fever, tremors, sweating, confusion, fast or uneven heartbeats, slow heart rate, feeling like you might pass out;

•twitching or uncontrollable movements of your eyes, lips, tongue, face, arms, or legs;

•trouble speaking or swallowing;

•dry mouth, thirst, feeling very hot (with or without sweating), urinating less than usual or not at all;

•high blood sugar (increased thirst, loss of appetite, fruity breath odor, increased urination, drowsiness, dry skin, nausea, and vomiting);

•sudden numbness or weakness, confusion, or problems with vision, speech, or balance;

•fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms, sores in your mouth and throat;

•swelling in your hands or feet;

•changes in personality, unusual thoughts or behavior, hallucinations, or thoughts about hurting yourself; or

•upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

Less serious side effects of olanzapine may include:

•weight gain (more likely in teenagers), increased appetite;

•headache, dizziness, drowsiness, feeling tired or restless;

•memory problems;

•stomach pain, constipation, loss of bladder control;

•back pain, pain in your arms or legs;

•numbness or tingly feeling;

•breast swelling or discharge (in women or men); or

•missed menstrual periods.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.