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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 426687" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>Given your family history, has he seen a really good child psychiatrist? I would be concerned about bipolar. Personally at this point I would worry less about behavior therapy etc and more about finding a good psychiatrist. It sounds like you will need a long term relationship with someone and I suspect that medication trials may be in your future. </p><p></p><p>Don't hesitate to stop the ritalin if it makes him worse, as it can. On the other hand it might make him better....Do you think he tends to the depressive end of things? Constantly irritable etc? Or is he hyper? You might want to read up on APs--like Abilify or Seroquel or Risperdal. My difficult child has been helped by small amounts of those. </p><p></p><p>Personally, our experience with therapy (as distinct from medications) at that age was that it accomplished very little. Therapy does better for the parents than the kids.</p><p></p><p>Other thing I wonder about is the asthma medication and whether it is making the anxiety and behavior worse. </p><p></p><p>Welcome, please tell us more if you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 426687, member: 2322"] Given your family history, has he seen a really good child psychiatrist? I would be concerned about bipolar. Personally at this point I would worry less about behavior therapy etc and more about finding a good psychiatrist. It sounds like you will need a long term relationship with someone and I suspect that medication trials may be in your future. Don't hesitate to stop the ritalin if it makes him worse, as it can. On the other hand it might make him better....Do you think he tends to the depressive end of things? Constantly irritable etc? Or is he hyper? You might want to read up on APs--like Abilify or Seroquel or Risperdal. My difficult child has been helped by small amounts of those. Personally, our experience with therapy (as distinct from medications) at that age was that it accomplished very little. Therapy does better for the parents than the kids. Other thing I wonder about is the asthma medication and whether it is making the anxiety and behavior worse. Welcome, please tell us more if you want. [/QUOTE]
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