ingad
20-07-06, 10:57 PM
Hi everyone! So glad I found this forum. Here is my story or I should say my sons.
He is 12 1/2 years old and always been somewhat of a nervous child yet very very social. We used to have the problem of not being able to keep him home. He always loved to go to the grandparents or to friends. Just loved it. Every year since Grade K he would get diarreah and stomach aches every day for the first week of school and one year even breaking out hives from head to toe because his nerves were just overcoming him. In the 5th grade some strange things were occuring. 1st off his school was being remodeled and he had to attend school in an old vacant Walmart building for 4 mos where there was little ventilation and few windows. There were 400 students stuffed in a small area with only dividers seperating them. He began to have these episodes where everything seemed to be loud and moving very fast. It was occuring on a weekly basis to say the least. When they went back to their regular school it didnt seem to occur as often. Recently we were at a family gathering with very few people just having breakfast. He was so excited to go but when we got there he got his food and 5 min later said...I have a stomach ache can I go to the car. He was broken out with hives and his eyes were all blood shot. He does complain often about his eyes also especially when stressed or nervous. We took him to the Pediatrician and he had some tests done to see if they were seizures. At one point during this test they put a strobe light on and he started breathing heavy, crying hysterically and saying get me out get me out of here. He was not having seizures. Well, all was well for geez nearly a year. I began homeschooling he and his brothers for reasons other then this and about 5 mos into our school year I could no longer get him to go to any of his friends house. One night he stayed at my moms whom he adores and has never had a problem staying with and for 2 hours or longer layed on the sofa in fetal position saying his stomach hurts, everything is moving fast and is loud, grabbing hold of his head and plugging his ears. It finally stopped and he was fine for the remainder of the sleep over. Well, today he came home suddenly from his best friends. For some reason he has never had a problem staying there until one of these little episodes happened today. Heart racing, breathing rapid, everything seeming loud and moving fast. He cries and can't control it. I need to add..He is an athlete and has been hit many times by a 50-60 mile an hour pitch and never cries. Only when this occurs. He also told me today that he is usually tired after an episode like these and the reason he wants to come home is because he fears it will keep happening. I am going to make him a dr appt. Should I try to get him into a Pshyc. Any do's or don'ts that you could give me advice on. What to watch out for. Any tips to help him. I feel so horribly guilty because it has gotten worse as I said the last 6 mos and at first I thought it was because I took him out of Public school but my other 4 boys are fine and he says he loves being homeschooled because he is getting a better education. I also feel guilty because I just took it as an attention getter because he has kinda been that kind of kid always and just told him to get over it. I know I was wrong now and probably should spend my time helping him now instead of feeling guilty about something I didn't understand. Thanks and I apologize for being so lengthy. Just wanted to give all details. Oh I want to add. I have had 2 friends say maybe bi polar. I am thinking more of panic attacks/ agoraphobia?
He is 12 1/2 years old and always been somewhat of a nervous child yet very very social. We used to have the problem of not being able to keep him home. He always loved to go to the grandparents or to friends. Just loved it. Every year since Grade K he would get diarreah and stomach aches every day for the first week of school and one year even breaking out hives from head to toe because his nerves were just overcoming him. In the 5th grade some strange things were occuring. 1st off his school was being remodeled and he had to attend school in an old vacant Walmart building for 4 mos where there was little ventilation and few windows. There were 400 students stuffed in a small area with only dividers seperating them. He began to have these episodes where everything seemed to be loud and moving very fast. It was occuring on a weekly basis to say the least. When they went back to their regular school it didnt seem to occur as often. Recently we were at a family gathering with very few people just having breakfast. He was so excited to go but when we got there he got his food and 5 min later said...I have a stomach ache can I go to the car. He was broken out with hives and his eyes were all blood shot. He does complain often about his eyes also especially when stressed or nervous. We took him to the Pediatrician and he had some tests done to see if they were seizures. At one point during this test they put a strobe light on and he started breathing heavy, crying hysterically and saying get me out get me out of here. He was not having seizures. Well, all was well for geez nearly a year. I began homeschooling he and his brothers for reasons other then this and about 5 mos into our school year I could no longer get him to go to any of his friends house. One night he stayed at my moms whom he adores and has never had a problem staying with and for 2 hours or longer layed on the sofa in fetal position saying his stomach hurts, everything is moving fast and is loud, grabbing hold of his head and plugging his ears. It finally stopped and he was fine for the remainder of the sleep over. Well, today he came home suddenly from his best friends. For some reason he has never had a problem staying there until one of these little episodes happened today. Heart racing, breathing rapid, everything seeming loud and moving fast. He cries and can't control it. I need to add..He is an athlete and has been hit many times by a 50-60 mile an hour pitch and never cries. Only when this occurs. He also told me today that he is usually tired after an episode like these and the reason he wants to come home is because he fears it will keep happening. I am going to make him a dr appt. Should I try to get him into a Pshyc. Any do's or don'ts that you could give me advice on. What to watch out for. Any tips to help him. I feel so horribly guilty because it has gotten worse as I said the last 6 mos and at first I thought it was because I took him out of Public school but my other 4 boys are fine and he says he loves being homeschooled because he is getting a better education. I also feel guilty because I just took it as an attention getter because he has kinda been that kind of kid always and just told him to get over it. I know I was wrong now and probably should spend my time helping him now instead of feeling guilty about something I didn't understand. Thanks and I apologize for being so lengthy. Just wanted to give all details. Oh I want to add. I have had 2 friends say maybe bi polar. I am thinking more of panic attacks/ agoraphobia?
