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I learnt something very interesting today at my psychiatrist's. I've been on three different atypicals in the past few years and had to change medications and doseages to deal with side-effects several times. Well, I've been experiencing swallowing issues: as if my tongue and throat muscles were not able to...

I think the meeting went well. difficult child 2 was able to articulate what's going on with him -- both the good and bad. We've decided he is one of these rare people who metabolize drugs ultra rapidly. psychiatrist has about 30 to 40 patients on Seroquel XR and no one blows through it like difficult child 2. No one. But...

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone has any good ideas as to how to get my 7 year old son to swallow his medication. He was just perscribed Vyvanse yesterday and he is having a VERY difficult time trying to get it to go down. I bought tic tacs yesterday and we tried to practice last night...

After the nosebleed and heart palpitations on lithium, difficult child, understandably wanted to go awhile with-no medications at all. I told him that was understandable. But he's been doing so well because of the medication, not in spite of it. He doesn't understand that side effects can still occur with-something that...

We have pretty much run out of AD's to try - unless we want to try the tryciclics (sp). Nothing has helped much (Zoloft, Welbutrin, Celexa, Lexapro, etc), and Prozac made difficult child intensely depressed complete with suicidal ideation and, at one point, a note and a plan. We are currently doing a medication...

I'm sory, I've got to put this in writing, so i dont start screaming it instead. It's been a HORRIBLE week. I'm exhausted, tired and just plain lost! My son is making it so hard for me to 'like' him right now. I love him with all my heart, but there are days I wonder where he came from...

Hi Joanne and welcome! You might want to change your user name (up top where it says "user CP") for privacy's sake. I'm copying your post here - usually best to start a new thread with your questions, especially if you're new to the forum. ;) My daughter age 10 has been on depakote for for...

Hi all. I spoke to my daughter today and she informed me that the jail has now put her on Ativan. She said that because of her behavior they transferred her to the hospital section of the jail/different from the psychiatric ward. She said it is an actual psychiatric hospital. I didn't know they...

we kicked the Geodon. Was stimulating (I'm laughing, because wouldn't that be typical of my son?). Our choices are, very obviously, limited. The doctor, again (if you remember, he tried this once), suggested the Tegretol. There is an interaction warning with Lithium and Tegretol. After I reminded...

husband took difficult child 1 to the pediatric dentist for a regular cleaning yesterday morning. difficult child 1 refused to get in the chair for the cleaning, despite 45 minutes of both the dentist and husband trying to convince difficult child 1 to cooperate. Afterwards, difficult child 1 told husband that he didn’t like the dentist poking his gums, the...

My son is so angry. He refuses to discuss his feelings leaving all family members wondering what they did to set him off. The littlest thing can trigger his anger! He yells and screams and calls us names. He breaks stuff and puts holes in his wall. He has come a long way from where he was a year...

Our difficult child is 7. Current diagnosis is ADHD/ADD combined type with Mood Dis not otherwise specified. He takes Seroquel and Prozac and is in a therapeutic school program. Stimulants have never helped, only made things worse. He has always had some anxiety even though earlier doctors said he didn't. Last week difficult child was to go...

So difficult child 2 is working his way back to manic today. Actually starting seeing the signs on Thursday. Besides being incredibly obnoxious this morning he was giggling intermittently. At one point he said that everything was going too slowly. I said "is that because your thoughts are going fast?" and...

I am waiting for a return call from our pediatrician... because I know our psychiatrist will not return a call! I have not heard back yet from her office since Sunday!!! difficult child 1 was doing really well today, I told husband about a 2 hours ago on the phone how good she was doing... DUH difficult child 2 started playing a drum, difficult child 1...