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how long should a medication increase take to see an affect?
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 217868" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Good morning! A couple of thoughts, not necessarily suggestions- I'm wondering if maybe psychiatrist is trying to use seroquel alone and not add in a more typical mood stabilizer at this point due to her young age? He might be trying to hold off on lithium or lamictol until she's older and is more confident about the diagnosis and to use the safest medication alone first.</p><p></p><p>Also, it sounds like you're pretty aware that there is more to stability than any medication is going to give, more than likely. So, maybe see if psychiatrist will also provide counseling (if he won't, then I'm not sure you can expect a lot more than medication monitoring). Have you started asking around or looking yet for a therapist to help you and/or difficult child through some of this? I don't know what it's like where you are, but that search wasn't so easy for us- a lot of it was made more difficult by tdocs who said they could help with it, only to find after going to them for several mos that they really didn't have the first clue. Most wanted to either use a behavior modification plan or traditional family therapy, which might work wonders for some kids, but only made things worse for us. It has taken nearly 3 years to find the one difficult child is seeeing now and I have high hopes with him. So, I just wanted to let you know that in case you want to start lining up a therapist!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 217868, member: 3699"] Good morning! A couple of thoughts, not necessarily suggestions- I'm wondering if maybe psychiatrist is trying to use seroquel alone and not add in a more typical mood stabilizer at this point due to her young age? He might be trying to hold off on lithium or lamictol until she's older and is more confident about the diagnosis and to use the safest medication alone first. Also, it sounds like you're pretty aware that there is more to stability than any medication is going to give, more than likely. So, maybe see if psychiatrist will also provide counseling (if he won't, then I'm not sure you can expect a lot more than medication monitoring). Have you started asking around or looking yet for a therapist to help you and/or difficult child through some of this? I don't know what it's like where you are, but that search wasn't so easy for us- a lot of it was made more difficult by tdocs who said they could help with it, only to find after going to them for several mos that they really didn't have the first clue. Most wanted to either use a behavior modification plan or traditional family therapy, which might work wonders for some kids, but only made things worse for us. It has taken nearly 3 years to find the one difficult child is seeeing now and I have high hopes with him. So, I just wanted to let you know that in case you want to start lining up a therapist!! [/QUOTE]
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