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Failed medications, starting from scratch...
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<blockquote data-quote="WNC Gal" data-source="post: 53482" data-attributes="member: 3783"><p>We have spent the last ten months (our daughter's complete psychiatric history) watching her go through 10 separate hospitalizations, five different psychiatrists and too many medications to count. She is currently on 5+ medications - and they don't seem to be helping at all! She still has severe depression, is suicidal and has self-injurious tendencies. Now, in addition to her initial symptoms, she has acquired a host of new issues which I believe are all side effects of the medications such as weight gain (20+ pounds in just a couple of months), hand tremor, sleepiness during the day, communication hallucinations - she "mis-hears" what people are saying even though her hearing capability is perfectly fine; and most recently, several hallucinations about a horrible scene involving an injured little girl crying for help. </p><p></p><p>We are approving her trial on a new medication (Remeron) as this class of medication has not been tried before, but if she doesn't show any improvement - her psychiatrist is in agreement that it may be time for a medication wash now that she is in a safe environment (PRTC).</p><p></p><p>Anyone have amazing results after a medication wash? One can always hope!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WNC Gal, post: 53482, member: 3783"] We have spent the last ten months (our daughter's complete psychiatric history) watching her go through 10 separate hospitalizations, five different psychiatrists and too many medications to count. She is currently on 5+ medications - and they don't seem to be helping at all! She still has severe depression, is suicidal and has self-injurious tendencies. Now, in addition to her initial symptoms, she has acquired a host of new issues which I believe are all side effects of the medications such as weight gain (20+ pounds in just a couple of months), hand tremor, sleepiness during the day, communication hallucinations - she "mis-hears" what people are saying even though her hearing capability is perfectly fine; and most recently, several hallucinations about a horrible scene involving an injured little girl crying for help. We are approving her trial on a new medication (Remeron) as this class of medication has not been tried before, but if she doesn't show any improvement - her psychiatrist is in agreement that it may be time for a medication wash now that she is in a safe environment (PRTC). Anyone have amazing results after a medication wash? One can always hope! [/QUOTE]
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