Mom is feeling fearful

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Hi all. We had a very good summer. My teen daughter (13) adjusted

well to her medication change. She was even able to travel by

plane with me, to see my Mother. We have not traveled in years.

But now we have another set back with the start of 8th grade.

She hates the idea she has to take medication (prozac) and poured

water in her medicine bottle. The medicine has only helped

her. She feels embarassed that she needs it. And she is

flat out refusing to go to school, since she has special

education supports. She wants to run away from all her issues.

I think she is having a very hard time accepting her issues

and at the same time struggling with anxiety again and

obessions. Now she has decided she can't eat anything that

is in anyway processed or made of any kind of meat or dairy.

She is saying she is a vegan.

I feel more upset now that I ever have. We had a few months

of such peace that I am shaking at the thought of turmoil

again.

I feel fearful that the vegan diet is going to spin

out of control.It seems extreme that she can't eat eggs,

that I have to make sure there is no gelatin in any product,

she won't eat white sugar or any enriched flour. I just don't want to get her

more upset to say no

completely to this and then she won't eat at all.

I have been buying her soy milk and tofu and making special

meals and lunches. Am I off track here??????????

I feel I have exhausted the possibilites with schools and

the one she is in is small and supportive. I have nowhere

else to look. And she is too controlling of me to

home school her. I have said if she doesn't go to school

no activities with her cousins or TV or computer.

I have said if she does not take her medicine I won't

get in a car with her, often it is in the car

after school that she takes her frustration out on me

hitting me (prior to prozac) or yelling at me.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

Pam