I'm at wit's end over here!!!!

September 21, 2005

Max's hiccups are worse than ever now. The Thorazine is doing

nothing and they are so intense that he can barely talk.

I called the GI. He said he could not see Max today, but to bring

him in tomorrow. Great. What good does that do?

I called the internist who wanted him to take Prevacid and Reglan,

but Max is allergic to Reglan. Haven't heard back from him.

I called the psychiatrist, after my good old husband suggested it

could be a tic (and Max does have Tourette Syndrome). She called me

back and told me to give him another Thorazine and a Klonopin,

hoping it would knock him out so he would sleep and it would break

the cycle. Max fell asleep for about an hour and was awakened by

the damn hiccups again. He's going full force at the moment. I

just told him to take another Thorazine, since the first one has now

worn off, and I hope this works until I hear back from , the

psychiatrist.

wants to stop this cycle and then change Max's other meds.

She's talking about titrating him off Wellbutrin and adding Zoloft

and/or Risperdal. That will take awhile to work, though.

I'm supposed to start my scholarship internship tomorrow afternoon.

At this rate, I will not be able to go. I cannot leave this house

at 7am and not get home until 7:30pm with Max in this condition.

This was my worst fear. Just when things were calm, and I could

relax a bit, things are spinning out of control. My husband is in

San Francisco, so he can't help out, either.

I am so stressed I don't know what to do with myself. I guess I'll

go exercise and sweat it out. I've lost 19.5 pounds already. Might

as well go for a few more!

Jodi Z

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