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How does medication get prescribed? First psychiatrist appointment. coming up.
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<blockquote data-quote="sosotired" data-source="post: 341412" data-attributes="member: 7045"><p>One other comment I wanted to make along with all of the other wonderful advice you've received.</p><p> </p><p>If at first you don't succeed, try try again.</p><p> </p><p>We are on our 4th psychiatrist. I had more then one talk to my son for less then 15 minutes and then diagnosed him with a plethora of different things.</p><p> </p><p>The one he's seeing now spent an hour with me alone and an hour with my son alone. We came back for a second appointment and spoke for another hour and a half. He is very thorough and always spends more time then he probably should with us when we go for a medication check.</p><p> </p><p>If you're not comfortable with this psychiatrist, look for a different one.</p><p> </p><p>We fought medications for 8 years; tried everything from diet to therapy to vitamins. Now that we've been there done that for a few years, I wish I had done it earlier. </p><p> </p><p>After he's medicated, I'd suggest you look for a psychologist that will see him on a regular basis to start therapy. Once they can take in information due to the medications, therapy is critical to give them the skills they'll need for the rest of their lives.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sosotired, post: 341412, member: 7045"] One other comment I wanted to make along with all of the other wonderful advice you've received. If at first you don't succeed, try try again. We are on our 4th psychiatrist. I had more then one talk to my son for less then 15 minutes and then diagnosed him with a plethora of different things. The one he's seeing now spent an hour with me alone and an hour with my son alone. We came back for a second appointment and spoke for another hour and a half. He is very thorough and always spends more time then he probably should with us when we go for a medication check. If you're not comfortable with this psychiatrist, look for a different one. We fought medications for 8 years; tried everything from diet to therapy to vitamins. Now that we've been there done that for a few years, I wish I had done it earlier. After he's medicated, I'd suggest you look for a psychologist that will see him on a regular basis to start therapy. Once they can take in information due to the medications, therapy is critical to give them the skills they'll need for the rest of their lives. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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