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I’ve officially hit withdrawal symptoms

As of this afternoon, my body has officially noticed that there's not as much Paxil in my system as it's been used to having for the 5 or 6 years. Not only has it noticed, but it's not very happy about it. Paxil takes about 4.5 days to leave your system and as I'm now on day 5, my body is beginning to notice. All of a sudden, I'm hit with a headache and nausea. This is exactly what has happened when I've fallen off the Paxil in the past. There were times when I was sick and couldn't take my meds cause I was puking everything up. After day 4, I got hit with a headache and even worse nausea than I was already dealing with. What I don't…

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December 22, 2017

How often does your kid with #Autism get hurt?

One of the big challenges we face with Gavin is his complete, total lack of self awareness. He's also oblivious to his surroundings as well. Both of these challenges are very difficult to work with and often lead to problems like what we had this afternoon. Gavin never seems to want to sit on the couch in our living room. He always sits on a folding chair, to the side of the couch and close to the fireplace. He's a creature of habit and rarely deviates from this. Unfortunately, there are times when Gavin is moving too quickly and not really thinking. When he goes to sit down, he sorta flings his head back and cracks it on the corner of the stone mantel. I don't know how many times…

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December 21, 2017

My thoughts

Our plans for Christmas 2017

We're going to be doing things a little differently this year than in previous years. Rather than stay at home for most of the holiday, and try to keep things as calm as possible, we're going to be spending more time with family. The past few years, we've been really trying to limit the excitement, in order to help ensure we physically and emotionally survived the holiday. lol This year we will be going to a larger Christmas party on Lizze's side of the family on the 23rd. Christmas Eve will be spent with Lizze's parents and Christmas Day will be spent with my family. The kids will have a blast with their cousins but like I've said before, it will come at a price. At the very least, the…

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December 21, 2017

Autism Parenting Struggles / Gavin / My thoughts / Schizophrenia

It’s not easy raising a #Schizophrenic teenager with #Autism

We had to temporarily restrict access to the kids Nerf guns as a result of them getting to carried away. They had been shooting each other in the face and that broke a major safety rule. Gavin just came downstairs and asked if he could have his Nerf gun back because he was being called in a mission to patrol Shuazoom. We gave it back to him because we didn't know what else to do. Gavin's Schizophrenic and honestly believes he's going on a real life mission. We didn't want to make anything worse for him by sending him into battle without his trusty weapon. Did we do the right thing? Who the hell knows. Schizophrenia is not easy to live with, whether you have it personally or you're caring…

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December 21, 2017

My thoughts

An upping level of tension in our house

There's a great deal of stress being felt by Lizze and I but I don't think it's any one thing in particular. The overall amount of shit going on in general is likely the biggest contributing factor. We're pretty much ready for Christmas in regards to shopping but there's way more to Christmas then shopping. Based on how out of control the boys are right now, I can only see things getting worse as we draw closer and closer to the big day. In my last post, I mentioned how the boys were getting along pretty well but that apparently has run its course. Now they're fighting like brothers again and it's upping the level of tension in this house.

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December 21, 2017

Autism Parenting Struggles / My thoughts

The kids are bouncing off the wall

OMG... The boys are all over the place. Gavin on the other hand, it's relatively calm and very much focused in his everyday routine. It takes quite a bit for Gavin to lose focus on his routine. Everyone is extremely excited about Christmas and it shows. lol At the moment, I have Elliott and Emmett successfully contained in their room. They've been bouncing off the walls since about 6 AM. I don't hear any fighting, so they must be getting along. I'm happy to see them playing nicely together this morning. Lizze is at her doctor's appointment and I'm feeling pretty okay this morning. I haven't taken my antibiotics yet, so who knows ows how long that will last. My goal for today is to channel the kids excitement for…

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December 21, 2017

Inspirational Posts / My thoughts

Managing Christmas with 3 kids on the #Autism Spectrum

With Christmas quickly approaching and a house full of kids with Autism, we are bracing ourselves for a very challenging couple of weeks. Christmas is every kids favorite holiday and our kids are no exception. The difference is how our kids handle things. What kid doesn't get excited about opening presents or eating tons of Christmas cookies. Most kids are able to manage, especially with the help of their parents. Kids on the Autism spectrum tend not to manage so well, even with the help of their parents. The anticipation of opening presents, wondering/worrying about what they're getting and all the other excitement associated with the holiday's, can be extremely overwhelming. As Autism parents, we know what overwhelming can lead to and that's the dreaded meltdown. I've always referred to…

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December 21, 2017

My thoughts

UPDATE: 4 days into withdrawaling from #Paxil

I'm officially on day four of withdrawaling from Paxil and so far, so good. I've been slowly tapering down by rotating between my regular dose and half of my regular dose. As of now, I'm not having any problems but honestly, I'm not noticing anything because it will take about four and a half to five days for my levels to begin to drop. It's not going to be anything drastic but it will slowly begin lowering in time and my brain will begin adjusting to not having as much Paxil in my system. I'm still feeling extremely positive about this decision and every day is a step in the right direction.

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December 21, 2017