hello.

November 30, 2007

Did you do a slow taper?

>

> Update on my Lexapro withdrawal. It's been a week without Lexapro.

For three days I have been feeling a tingling inside my head and on my

face. I also have something that spark in my brain is sort of a noise

in the brain. It is a very weird feeling like my head is disconecting

from the normal feeling of the rest of the body. Lexapro is a violent

drug when it comes to withdrawal.

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December 1, 2007

I started Celexa in August and was switched to Lexapro in September because

according to the Doctor the Lexapro is better. I did not have any side effects,

but I did notice that the Lexapro is better. I gained five pounds really fast

and overweight depresses me. I don't want to buy a new wardrobe either. I am

already a size M/L. My anxiety is reactive anxiety job related and is temporary.

I am not into depression, but due to the new job environment (female dominated

environment go figure GOSH! they can be sooooooooo bitchy!!!!!) I got depressed

extremely fast ( I noticed changes in me the way I was viewing my day, I could

not relax at home then I changed on the way I view life ). It was not only the

environment, but the problem with training etc...I took 1,025 of Xanax...I am

alive because of the grace of God in my life. It was incredible how depression

can take you like a shadow that falls over you. I am seeing a therapist that

teaches me to deal with stress. I did the

slow taper and now I am off the Lexapro. It's been four days that I started to

have ocassional brain zap. Today I go to the Doctor and I will inform about that

withdrawal effect. My opinion is that Lexapro has violent withdrawal effects.

God will always break what is offered to Him. First, He brakes what He

takes; but - after the braking - He blesses, and then uses it to meet the needs

of others (Mark 6:41)

Watchman Nee.

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April 4, 2008

Hi Iris,

Welcome! Your eyes are an overall striking and beautiful shade of

green. My right eye is a little like yours, not as vibrant in color,

(see my photos under Holly's Eyes) but with a circle of brown around

the pupil and the rest of it appearing to be a shade of hazely

green. Although it does look more brown to me sometimes as if to

change color as you mentioned. I learned something today that it is

called central heterochromia. I think many different types of

heterochromia apply to my eyes. In any event, I am a hairdresser and

in beauty school I remember our instructor telling us that if a

person has little flecks of gold in their eyes that indicates the

presence of more sulfur in their bodies which can cause haircolor to

overprocess. It's just a little bit of information to add to the

memory bank of significant or insignificant information. I'm not

sure about what other specific toxins gold eye color might indicate

but it is worth researching.

Holly

>

> Hi,

> My name is Iris. I am very happy to have found a group on this

> subject. I find heterochromia really interesting. I learned

recently

> that I have Central Heterochromia. The central color around my

pupil is

> a kind of gold color and a much darker and different color than the

> rest of my eyes. Some people say my eyes are blue and others green.

> Really, I am not sure of their color. I've always been a little

> confused as to what to put on my driver's license, because of this,

and

> other forms that ask for that kind of thing. I think having

central

> heterochromia makes them appear to change color.

> <br>

> Does anyone know much about central heterochromia? What causes it?

Is

> it mostly genetic? I read that it can be caused by toxins in the

body,

> which I hope is not the case in my case. Anyway, I've uploaded

some

> pictures to introduce my eyes.

>

> - Iris

>

July 29, 2008

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April 18, 2009

im new to the group. my son has aspergers. he was diagnosed at the age of 7

and now hes almost 11. we live in alberta canada and im so very glad that i

found this group. ive been reading all the conversations that all of you have

had and most of the things that are happening with your loved ones are also

happening with my boy. hes going through a few transitions. his school he is

currently attending is going through rennovations and we are also attempting to

transition him to the school he will be attending in the fall. so you all can

imagine what sort of behaviors we are coming into contact with. slamming doors,

screaming, attempting to run away. contant stimming - rocking back and forth.

hes very high funcioning and capible of telling me hes scared of the

construction not neccisarily for the noise - although he does cringe at loud

noises. he says the reason hes so scared and tries not to look at the

construction is beacuse it looks like a skeleton inside. not many people in my

part of the woods really truly understand what the behaviors are and why they

happen. that is why im so glad you all are here. im glad there are people out

there who do. and can relate to us. i dont feel so alone. although i may not

write all the time, im still reading. thanks.

April 18, 2009

>

> im new to the group. my son has aspergers. he was diagnosed at the age of 7

and now hes almost 11.

Welcome!

Ruth

April 19, 2009

Welcome! I got custody of my AS nephew almost 5 yrs ago and the info I have found on this sight has been so very valuable. I feel this is a wonderful resouce and it is great to find people out there that are struggling with the same concerns. I am from a very small communtity and have the only AS child here so I can feel very isolated sometimes but this group has given me great ideas and encouragement.

Mother of Tyler,19:ADHD

Mother of Korby,16:ODD

Aunt/Guardian Cole,9:AS

From: poo5108 <poo5108@...>Subject: ( ) hello. Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 3:51 AM

im new to the group. my son has aspergers. he was diagnosed at the age of 7 and now hes almost 11. we live in alberta canada and im so very glad that i found this group. ive been reading all the conversations that all of you have had and most of the things that are happening with your loved ones are also happening with my boy. hes going through a few transitions. his school he is currently attending is going through rennovations and we are also attempting to transition him to the school he will be attending in the fall. so you all can imagine what sort of behaviors we are coming into contact with. slamming doors, screaming, attempting to run away. contant stimming - rocking back and forth. hes very high funcioning and capible of telling me hes scared of the construction not neccisarily for the noise - although he does cringe at loud noises. he says the reason hes

so scared and tries not to look at the construction is beacuse it looks like a skeleton inside. not many people in my part of the woods really truly understand what the behaviors are and why they happen. that is why im so glad you all are here. im glad there are people out there who do. and can relate to us. i dont feel so alone. although i may not write all the time, im still reading. thanks. ------------------------------------

April 19, 2009

> >

>

> > my sons doctor just suggested that he dosent understand why my son is acting

out so much and suggested that we send him to the hospital in red deer for a 7

day stay so they can observe him both off and on his medication. the very

suggestion has me so scared and worried.

>

> This seems rather extreme to me, although it depends on what they have already

done. Has he had a comprehensive neuropsych eval and autism eval? Is this

strictly a medication issue, or has he not been properly diagnosed?

>

> Ruth

>

the last time my son was in an evaluation was back when he was in kindergarden.

they sent us to a cetre in red deer and that is where we found out what his

diagnosis was. the only reason they sent us there was for funding for an aide.

his current doctor however has also said that he thinks that there may be some

mood nos happening here. numerous observations have happened at school and they

are all saying the same thing. that it is aspergers. now that you bring the

subject up, maybe it is a medication issue. or wrong diagnosis. all i know

right now is that things that werent happening before are happening now. and at

a rather allarming rate. i dont know what you mean about a neuropsych eval.

maybe he hasnt had one and i should press for one. can you please explain to me

what exactly that is?

April 20, 2009

>

> the last time my son was in an evaluation was back when he was in

kindergarden. they sent us to a cetre in red deer and that is where we found out

what his diagnosis was. the only reason they sent us there was for funding for

an aide. his current doctor however has also said that he thinks that there may

be some mood nos happening here. numerous observations have happened at school

and they are all saying the same thing. that it is aspergers. now that you

bring the subject up, maybe it is a medication issue. or wrong diagnosis. all

i know right now is that things that werent happening before are happening now.

and at a rather allarming rate. i dont know what you mean about a neuropsych

eval. maybe he hasnt had one and i should press for one. can you please

explain to me what exactly that is?

First of all, if you are in a position to do so (have good health insurance or

money to pay out of pocket), you may want to get away from depending on your

school district (or whoever it is that is sending you places and telling you

what to do) to tell you what is going on with your son. School districts

typically have their own agenda. You need to have yours. It is advantageous to

get yourself in the position where you can tell the school district what your

son needs rather than the other way around.

Anyway, below is one blurb on the internet I found that seems a good description

of what a neuropsychological evaluation is.

" A Neuropsychological Evaluation is a medical procedure ordered for the purpose

of assessing the presence or effects of organic brain damage. A

Neuropsychological Evaluation is distinct from a Psychological or Psychiatric

Evaluation which identifies mental health, emotional, personality, and/or

behavioral dysfunctions.

The Neuropsychological Evaluation is far more comprehensive and sophisticated

than a standard Psychological Evaluation. Cognitive areas assessed for potential

dysfunction include: attention, memory, visual-spatial functioning, language

skills, higher level problem-solving, and visual-motor speed and coordination.

Issues such as ability to return to work, functional ability, treatment

recommendations, and placement options are addressed as well.

As a result, the total time for administration, record review, scoring,

interpretation, and writing of the evaluation is often lengthy (about 10 hours).

Due to these factors, most insurance companies reimburse the Neuropsychological

Evaluation under their Major Medical rather than Mental Health benefits. "

By the way, I had a colleague who did what they are suggesting you do--put their

son in a residential facility for a time (for them it was several weeks) for

closer observation since they couldn't figure out what the problem was. The

first thing they did was take him off all his meds to see what the " base child "

was like. Their child was about 10 when they did this. It really helped them

because they found out he was very wrongly diagnosed. When they took him off

his meds the result was--nothing. It turned out he didn't even have any

psychiatric problems--was just highly gifted, started acting out in school out

of painful boredom, things just kept escalating as his intellectual needs were

never addressed and he picked up bad things from the behaviorally disturbed kids

he was put in with in special ed, etc.

But whatever you end up doing--definitely make sure he gets a neuropsych eval.

This could be part of what they have planned for his hospital stay. I would say

definitely ask more questions about exactly what they have planned. Of course,

I realize that is partly why you are here on this list--to figure out what to

ask.

Be aware that all these evaluations/observations should include extensive

findings and recommendations. Make sure you are getting a written report and

getting the chance to sit down and talk about it. You should have gotten more

than a dx from the evaluation that was " just to get funding for an aide " . I'm

feeling it is fairly certain you got a written report from the kindergarten

evaluation. It might help you to get it out and read the findings and

recommendations sections. If you have misplaced it, the school district or

whoever did the evaluation can get you a copy. Also, all these

observations--are they giving you anything in writing on their findings? Are

they just verbally telling you it is Asperger, or is there something more

formal? They should be doing a formal evaluation if they suspect Asperger--ask

for one in writing.

I may be making some assumptions on your situation here, so I'll stop. Hope

this is helpful.

Ruth

April 24, 2009

Welcome to our group! That is so cute but also sad that your ds says the construction looks like a "skeleton". Does he like to build with lego's and such? I wonder if you got him to build something and he could see how you do start with a "skeleton" but then add the rest, he might understand more and be afraid less?

Roxanna

"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." ~ Mark Twain

( ) hello.

im new to the group. my son has aspergers. he was diagnosed at the age of 7 and now hes almost 11. we live in alberta canada and im so very glad that i found this group. ive been reading all the conversations that all of you have had and most of the things that are happening with your loved ones are also happening with my boy. hes going through a few transitions. his school he is currently attending is going through rennovations and we are also attempting to transition him to the school he will be attending in the fall. so you all can imagine what sort of behaviors we are coming into contact with. slamming doors, screaming, attempting to run away. contant stimming - rocking back and forth. hes very high funcioning and capible of telling me hes scared of the construction not neccisarily for the noise - although he does cringe at loud noises. he says the reason hes so scared and tries not to look at the construction is beacuse it looks like a skeleton inside. not many people in my part of the woods really truly understand what the behaviors are and why they happen. that is why im so glad you all are here. im glad there are people out there who do. and can relate to us. i dont feel so alone. although i may not write all the time, im still reading. thanks.

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April 25, 2009

>

> Welcome to our group! That is so cute but also sad that your ds says the

construction looks like a " skeleton " . Does he like to build with lego's and

such? I wonder if you got him to build something and he could see how you do

start with a " skeleton " but then add the rest, he might understand more and be

afraid less?

>

> Roxanna

>

> " Suppose you were an idiot.

> And suppose you were a member of Congress.

> But I repeat myself. "

> ~ Mark Twain

> ( ) hello.