I am 43. I have a 21 year old son with
serious problems. He was born with his
fingers not being fully developed. The
baby finger being the only 'noticeable
one'.
My question is he has so many mental
problems. Diagnosed at 14 with adhd.
Fought the school system for years about
no meds till I was finally backed against
the wall. Well he did quite well and I
was truely pleased with that. He became
an honor roll student, graduated with
honors. Great kid. Then went off meds
because he felt stigmatized in 11th grade.
And boy has it been a ride since.
He had always had 'anger outbursts'. Was
a detached baby of sorts. Preferred his
crib to being held unless being fed. Was
extremely shy as an infant. Would go
crawl under his crib and play when people
would come. Was a good baby outside of
these things. He did finally become more
affectionate at 1 or so. Then it went
totally extreme the other way.
my son turned to pot to self medicate. He
prefers this to actual meds.
Is just such a mess really. He finally
asked for help last week. So off to
crisis we went. He has stayed clean.
Knows I am serious about this being his
'last chance'. That if he messes up he
will be out for good. I have epilepsy and
the emotional stuff is very hard on me.
His anger outburst the last year are plain
scary. Very out of control. I am afraid
of him when he gets that way.
Does anyone know if mental defects can
occur with anticonvulsants? I was on
dilantin 300mg a day. We know he suffered
a physical defect of his extremeties. But
what about his brain? I can't help but
blame myself for him being like this. I
have an older son who is fine. I wasn't
epileptic with him. He is 23 a soldier,
married and doing very well. My heart
just breaks for my 21 year old. I want
him to be better health wise. Did my meds
somehow mess up his brain?
