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<blockquote data-quote="mindinggaps" data-source="post: 764008" data-attributes="member: 29823"><p>Dear [USER=32045]@WorriedGrandma[/USER] - Thanks for sharing. It's good to hear that he is seeing someone experienced treating children with similar issues. There are many psychiatrists who are not well versed in managing complex cases in children and finding a good specialist can make a huge difference in treatment. </p><p></p><p>Based on my own experience and the situation you've described, I do believe a closer look at his medications may be required. The reality is that medication management is a lifelong issue and things will regularly need to be evaluated, adjusted and changed based on symptoms and life circumstances. The thing to keep in mind is that if his medications are performing optimally, he really shouldn't be having angry outbursts or defiant behavior to quite the level you seem to describe. It just seems possible that something in the mix isn't working exactly as intended. For context, I take a cocktail of medications and still to this day it is evolving and requires adjustments. What I can say is that since I have been a child, when the balance is right, behavior does not tend to be overly chaotic. Also remember that for medications, you can do extensive "testing", but really it is based on real life results. You try, adjust and iterate until you are getting the results you need. </p><p></p><p>I do not mean to suggest anyone is doing anything wrong here, I just look to where improvements could be made.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mindinggaps, post: 764008, member: 29823"] Dear [USER=32045]@WorriedGrandma[/USER] - Thanks for sharing. It's good to hear that he is seeing someone experienced treating children with similar issues. There are many psychiatrists who are not well versed in managing complex cases in children and finding a good specialist can make a huge difference in treatment. Based on my own experience and the situation you've described, I do believe a closer look at his medications may be required. The reality is that medication management is a lifelong issue and things will regularly need to be evaluated, adjusted and changed based on symptoms and life circumstances. The thing to keep in mind is that if his medications are performing optimally, he really shouldn't be having angry outbursts or defiant behavior to quite the level you seem to describe. It just seems possible that something in the mix isn't working exactly as intended. For context, I take a cocktail of medications and still to this day it is evolving and requires adjustments. What I can say is that since I have been a child, when the balance is right, behavior does not tend to be overly chaotic. Also remember that for medications, you can do extensive "testing", but really it is based on real life results. You try, adjust and iterate until you are getting the results you need. I do not mean to suggest anyone is doing anything wrong here, I just look to where improvements could be made. [/QUOTE]
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