So, we tried upping JoElle's daytime med to an entire pill b/c it seemed like she needed a little extra help.
Bad idea!
She went looney, couldn't hold it together, crying, couldn't calm down... I had to give her half a pill of trazadone just to calm her down.
Needless to say, we are sticking to half a pill, but we did have to up her to an entire sleeping pill within just a few days of seeking the psychiatrist. She is sleeping well now, it is wonderful! She has not slept in over 2 years, not peacefully, not enough....
We are blessed to have been sent to Dr. A. I trust he will help us and help JoElle. She called him Dr. Pepper and he told her she can call him that if she likes, since he loved to drink Dr. Pepper.
We are starting to get our little JoElle back and I am so happy. Every day is still tough, we still are learning so much. But she did tell her counselor, Alli, that the pill her Dr. gave her helps slow down her thoughts and she is happier.
Tomorrow will be two weeks on medication.
Sometimes it is still so hard to believe that at 4 she has such bad depression and anxiety and has battled this for over a year now, but nobody would listen to us.
Yet at the same time, she still has so much joy! Not always, of course. But tonight, as she prayed at bedtime, she expressed to God how much she loves Him, more than anybody else, and she thanks Him for making her.
