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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 104066" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>IF he's possibly bipolar, stimulants won't help and can even make him worse. I know he's been on it a long time, but maybe it's hurting him, rather than helping him.</p><p>My psychiatrist does NOT believe in adding more than one medication at a time, and he waits a while before he adds another one. Why? Because if there is a side effect, and you have added two medications, how can you know which one is causing the trouble if you have added two at once? Also, medication withdrawal (looks like Depakote and Risperdal withdrawn at the same time) can ALSO cause bad symptoms. I don't like your psychiatrists method of medicating. You may want to get another opinion from another psychiatrist (another guy or gal with that ole MD :wink: ) I also recommend a neuropsychologist exam--they are awesome. Sounds like the doctor is just saying, "Well...let's see, we'll try THIS now." My son went through that and I'd hate to see another child being experimented on. Yes, it's hit or miss, but first make sure you know which disorder you are medicating. It can be scary when a child is given a medication that can make him worse. By the way, any mood stabilizer, including Depakote, can't be judged as "not working" until the child has been on it for eight full weeks at a therapeutic level. Often kids get worse at first, then get better. However, Depakote was EVIL in our house...lol. Anyways, I wish you luck. If you happen to hit the library soon, I'd check out "The Bipolar Child" by Janice and Dimitri Papalous. It's GREAT and talks a lot about medication. You can also buy it in any book store.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 104066, member: 1550"] IF he's possibly bipolar, stimulants won't help and can even make him worse. I know he's been on it a long time, but maybe it's hurting him, rather than helping him. My psychiatrist does NOT believe in adding more than one medication at a time, and he waits a while before he adds another one. Why? Because if there is a side effect, and you have added two medications, how can you know which one is causing the trouble if you have added two at once? Also, medication withdrawal (looks like Depakote and Risperdal withdrawn at the same time) can ALSO cause bad symptoms. I don't like your psychiatrists method of medicating. You may want to get another opinion from another psychiatrist (another guy or gal with that ole MD [img]:wink:[/img] ) I also recommend a neuropsychologist exam--they are awesome. Sounds like the doctor is just saying, "Well...let's see, we'll try THIS now." My son went through that and I'd hate to see another child being experimented on. Yes, it's hit or miss, but first make sure you know which disorder you are medicating. It can be scary when a child is given a medication that can make him worse. By the way, any mood stabilizer, including Depakote, can't be judged as "not working" until the child has been on it for eight full weeks at a therapeutic level. Often kids get worse at first, then get better. However, Depakote was EVIL in our house...lol. Anyways, I wish you luck. If you happen to hit the library soon, I'd check out "The Bipolar Child" by Janice and Dimitri Papalous. It's GREAT and talks a lot about medication. You can also buy it in any book store. [/QUOTE]
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