Posted by AOB on July 2, 2003, at 10:40:35
In reply to Re: Zero Motivation » AOB, posted by beppe3 on July 1, 2003, at 0:45:44
Thanks for your insights into your and my son's problems. I have thought of AA but he is not interested. He has attended a few meetings with a friend(acquaintance, he has no friends)and really liked the desserts after the meeting. I guess what I am saying is that he is not "there" yet. I will keep trying to encourage him to go back to a meeting. He starting using pot as a way to fit in and look cool to people he was hanging out with. He found it was an escape even though very temporary. I am afraid he is the type to get hooked quickly though. He is living across the country from me and I have little influence in his day to day life. He has admitted than I have very good insight into what makes him "tick" and usually he respects my opinion begrudgingly.
I think he needs to be on the right medications to be receptive to AA, counseling, behavior modification or whatever.
Stimulants have helped in school or job performance in the past. He is NOT a good candidate for a controlled substance however. I have been researching Provigil, Strattera, Mirapex, and I am confused to say the least. I am looking for a site that give more details than is given on the Medline site about the theory of how a drug works.
We found accidentally that he improves on fish oils/Omega-3. He went thru a period of eating sardines everyday. His mood improved considerably. Then I read about the benefits of Omega-3s. He stopped his sardine obsession but took fish oil pills until the side effect of diarrhea stopped that. Now he won't touch them.
Has anyone had luck with Omega-3 without side effects?
AOB
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