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How do you get brave enough to wean off a medication or try a new one?
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<blockquote data-quote="zba189" data-source="post: 393221"><p>difficult child has been diagnosed with a nonverbal learning disorder per a neuropsychologist. The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) gave him a diagnosis of a mood disorder not otherwise specified but we were told it was for insurance purposes since they thought he was on the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) spectrum and our insurance would not cover treatment for anything Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) related. He could very well have a mood disorder in addition to NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD), but the doctor keeping saying time will tell. He doesn't have a diagnosis of anxiety but he's got anxiety (if that makes any sense). They have thrown ADHD at us, but his ADHD behaviors are only apparent when he is anxious. So they have taken ADHD off the table for now. Much of his less than desirable behaviors are anxiety driven, which is the reason why I would like to see if we can lessen that. </p><p>Risperdal is the only drug he is taking. I have him on some amino acids but I'm not sure they are working either. He was put on Prozac this summer for anxiety that resulted in a mania that started this whole ball rolling with treatment and an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) stay for six weeks (ie he trashed my house). </p><p>difficult child has had less than desirable outcomes with any of these drugs at this time. I feel great about the therapist we have on board, he is in a very supportive environment at school (his teacher is amazing and has a little girl who is a difficult child herself), I like his psychiatrist. I feel good about what we are doing, I'm just unhappy about the drug aspect. I'm not naive enough to believe that this isn't a multi-front war- I just wish I knew where to go from here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zba189, post: 393221"] difficult child has been diagnosed with a nonverbal learning disorder per a neuropsychologist. The Residential Treatment Center (RTC) gave him a diagnosis of a mood disorder not otherwise specified but we were told it was for insurance purposes since they thought he was on the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) spectrum and our insurance would not cover treatment for anything Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) related. He could very well have a mood disorder in addition to NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD), but the doctor keeping saying time will tell. He doesn't have a diagnosis of anxiety but he's got anxiety (if that makes any sense). They have thrown ADHD at us, but his ADHD behaviors are only apparent when he is anxious. So they have taken ADHD off the table for now. Much of his less than desirable behaviors are anxiety driven, which is the reason why I would like to see if we can lessen that. Risperdal is the only drug he is taking. I have him on some amino acids but I'm not sure they are working either. He was put on Prozac this summer for anxiety that resulted in a mania that started this whole ball rolling with treatment and an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) stay for six weeks (ie he trashed my house). difficult child has had less than desirable outcomes with any of these drugs at this time. I feel great about the therapist we have on board, he is in a very supportive environment at school (his teacher is amazing and has a little girl who is a difficult child herself), I like his psychiatrist. I feel good about what we are doing, I'm just unhappy about the drug aspect. I'm not naive enough to believe that this isn't a multi-front war- I just wish I knew where to go from here. [/QUOTE]
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