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Does my daughter need Residential Treatment Center (RTC)?
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<blockquote data-quote="ShesMakingMeCrazy" data-source="post: 688287" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>That sounds really tough, especially since you don't have your husband's support. It sounds like she really needs a mood stabilizer. I'm a nurse practitioner that does psychiatric medications for adults. I would definitely try Lamictal, Depakote or Abilify. My dtr is on Lamictal and Abilify at the moment. The Abilify has worked well for mood stabilization, impulse control and depression. That's not to say that we don't still have problems (obviously), but the frequency of outbursts has decreased. She used to get so depressed that she would take to the bed and be unable to get up or function. The only down side of the Abilify is the weight gain. She has had weight problems all her life, but it seems to have gotten worse since starting the Abilify. She was on Metformin to help curb her appetite, but she is no longer on it. While hospitalized for 2 wks she has gained 30 POUNDS! She will need to do a lot of Tae Kwon Do to lose it again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShesMakingMeCrazy, post: 688287, member: 20323"] That sounds really tough, especially since you don't have your husband's support. It sounds like she really needs a mood stabilizer. I'm a nurse practitioner that does psychiatric medications for adults. I would definitely try Lamictal, Depakote or Abilify. My dtr is on Lamictal and Abilify at the moment. The Abilify has worked well for mood stabilization, impulse control and depression. That's not to say that we don't still have problems (obviously), but the frequency of outbursts has decreased. She used to get so depressed that she would take to the bed and be unable to get up or function. The only down side of the Abilify is the weight gain. She has had weight problems all her life, but it seems to have gotten worse since starting the Abilify. She was on Metformin to help curb her appetite, but she is no longer on it. While hospitalized for 2 wks she has gained 30 POUNDS! She will need to do a lot of Tae Kwon Do to lose it again. [/QUOTE]
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