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5 year old about to be medicated, I think
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<blockquote data-quote="hayden0430" data-source="post: 55848" data-attributes="member: 3858"><p>Hi all.</p><p></p><p>Thank you so much for your kind words, thoughts, ideas and advice. It feels amazing to know there are people out there who understand and care. This is the stuff you really don't want to discuss with certain friends or coworkers or even my husband sometimes.</p><p>I took my son to see a child psychiatric Tuesday night. He is considered one of the best child psychs in our city. Our play therapist works with him a lot and has full trust in him (nice to know). We decided to go with Focalin. It's a new ADD drug. Supposedly it is Ritalin without the side effects. I actually suggested an ADD drug. Prozac still had me frightened. [ I appreciate your thoughts on that smallworld.] My psychiatric told me all the side effects of the mood stabilizers and anti-psychotics, many of which are long term, not just usual ones like dizziness and nausea. We decided to start conservatively. Maybe his impulsivity is part ADD. If this drug works, great. If not, then we try again. He did mention Lamictal which I also take and love. It has few side effects and no long term ones. My son has taken the Focalin 3 days now. It has seemed to help. He has had some trouble but more typical for his age than his usual outbursts, tantrums, and hittings. He did however start to talk to me tonight around 4 and didn't shut up until after 7 (he's always been a big talker but this was motoring). From 5-7 he worked on a very tedious craft project I had bought him. Very impressive. But he sounded like me when I am manic, talking non-stop. He sounded "high" so I don't know if the stimulant is giving him a rush. He has taken much longer to go to sleep and he takes Clonidine at night (has for over a year. Doesn't seem to curb the agression but it's the only way he'll sleep). The doctor said I could double his dose so from 5mg to 10mg. I may try that and see if he calms a little more or flies more. It's so hard now to tell if it's the drug helping or if he's been having good days. Those are the things that made us think bipolar from the start. And family history. </p><p></p><p>Also, I'm so used to problems that when he's being a "normal" kid, I still get frustrated so quickly because I'm so used to constant problems that I can no longer recognize what might just be typical kid stuff. Anyone else do this?</p><p></p><p>I have to go put the ragamuffin back to bed. I'll keep everyone posted on any medication changes and again, thank you.</p><p>You are all cherry lifesavers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hayden0430, post: 55848, member: 3858"] Hi all. Thank you so much for your kind words, thoughts, ideas and advice. It feels amazing to know there are people out there who understand and care. This is the stuff you really don't want to discuss with certain friends or coworkers or even my husband sometimes. I took my son to see a child psychiatric Tuesday night. He is considered one of the best child psychs in our city. Our play therapist works with him a lot and has full trust in him (nice to know). We decided to go with Focalin. It's a new ADD drug. Supposedly it is Ritalin without the side effects. I actually suggested an ADD drug. Prozac still had me frightened. [ I appreciate your thoughts on that smallworld.] My psychiatric told me all the side effects of the mood stabilizers and anti-psychotics, many of which are long term, not just usual ones like dizziness and nausea. We decided to start conservatively. Maybe his impulsivity is part ADD. If this drug works, great. If not, then we try again. He did mention Lamictal which I also take and love. It has few side effects and no long term ones. My son has taken the Focalin 3 days now. It has seemed to help. He has had some trouble but more typical for his age than his usual outbursts, tantrums, and hittings. He did however start to talk to me tonight around 4 and didn't shut up until after 7 (he's always been a big talker but this was motoring). From 5-7 he worked on a very tedious craft project I had bought him. Very impressive. But he sounded like me when I am manic, talking non-stop. He sounded "high" so I don't know if the stimulant is giving him a rush. He has taken much longer to go to sleep and he takes Clonidine at night (has for over a year. Doesn't seem to curb the agression but it's the only way he'll sleep). The doctor said I could double his dose so from 5mg to 10mg. I may try that and see if he calms a little more or flies more. It's so hard now to tell if it's the drug helping or if he's been having good days. Those are the things that made us think bipolar from the start. And family history. Also, I'm so used to problems that when he's being a "normal" kid, I still get frustrated so quickly because I'm so used to constant problems that I can no longer recognize what might just be typical kid stuff. Anyone else do this? I have to go put the ragamuffin back to bed. I'll keep everyone posted on any medication changes and again, thank you. You are all cherry lifesavers. [/QUOTE]
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