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<blockquote data-quote="totoro" data-source="post: 186653" data-attributes="member: 3155"><p>Steely~ I know what you are saying and feeling. We can look at the facts, the science. But, we can not take our heart out of it, the emotions. </p><p>I struggle with this decision, with my Bipolar as well as for K.</p><p></p><p>It is easy to rationalize the sensible choice. I do not like losing my ups. Even though I have been hospitalized, have been addicted to things have made many bad irrational choices. </p><p>My mental illness also has formed who I am now. I was never medicated (self medicated though) until I was in my 30's. I can't honestly say I wish I had been. My life may have been easier. I could even have dulling from not being medicated and self medicating? </p><p>For me now, I am exercising, eat healthy and keep a schedule. I take mega vitamins and am still on medications. But I am slowly decreasing them as much as possible. I am also at this point, pretty good at ID'ing when I am going too far up or too far down. </p><p>I know I "need" lots of things to help keep me stable, but I am willing to try and see what the lowest doses I can get by with. </p><p></p><p>With K we are pushing the vitamins and at this point not going to keep adding medications until we see that she really needs them. So just Seroquel for now. I have seen dulling from the past medications, she feels it. Her IQ has dropped since her Nuero-psychiatric evaluation 2 years ago. She was right around your G'SFG also, now it is lower. I will never do what we did last year though, when we let the psychiatrist keep starting and stopping medication after medication. "Go slow and stay low"</p><p>I don't know what the answer is S, I wish it was cut and dry. </p><p>I know what "they" say... stay on medications. But not a week goes by that I wish my daughter did not have to take medication, I wish I did not either. </p><p>How does difficult child feel about this? Has he ever talked about it?</p><p>Tough choices at times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totoro, post: 186653, member: 3155"] Steely~ I know what you are saying and feeling. We can look at the facts, the science. But, we can not take our heart out of it, the emotions. I struggle with this decision, with my Bipolar as well as for K. It is easy to rationalize the sensible choice. I do not like losing my ups. Even though I have been hospitalized, have been addicted to things have made many bad irrational choices. My mental illness also has formed who I am now. I was never medicated (self medicated though) until I was in my 30's. I can't honestly say I wish I had been. My life may have been easier. I could even have dulling from not being medicated and self medicating? For me now, I am exercising, eat healthy and keep a schedule. I take mega vitamins and am still on medications. But I am slowly decreasing them as much as possible. I am also at this point, pretty good at ID'ing when I am going too far up or too far down. I know I "need" lots of things to help keep me stable, but I am willing to try and see what the lowest doses I can get by with. With K we are pushing the vitamins and at this point not going to keep adding medications until we see that she really needs them. So just Seroquel for now. I have seen dulling from the past medications, she feels it. Her IQ has dropped since her Nuero-psychiatric evaluation 2 years ago. She was right around your G'SFG also, now it is lower. I will never do what we did last year though, when we let the psychiatrist keep starting and stopping medication after medication. "Go slow and stay low" I don't know what the answer is S, I wish it was cut and dry. I know what "they" say... stay on medications. But not a week goes by that I wish my daughter did not have to take medication, I wish I did not either. How does difficult child feel about this? Has he ever talked about it? Tough choices at times. [/QUOTE]
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