Our son started lithium in April and things were so improved. We truly thought we found the main key to helping him but knew that he was still going to need a lot of support for focusing, organization etc. Well things were going really well with his mood and stability until Thanksgiving time. He has been going downhill since then. We thought maybe it was due to trialing tenex which caused him to be so angry. We checked his lithium level and it had dropped from 1.02 to .8. Even though still in the therapeutic range he may need to maintain 1 and above.
Well, we stopped the tenex weeks ago (maybe a month) and we upped his lithium to 750mg total and he is back at 1.02 blood level BUT... things are not good at all. He has no focus, can not stop talking, struggling with moods, has had a few meltdowns and 2 rages. He is way too impulsive (ran out in busy roads, pulled up the neighbors invisible dog fence electric wires, stickered my bedroom furniture and the list goes on and on.) His great teachers are stunned that he is definately not the same child that was here in Sept. Oct. Nov. He is in time out a few times a day. His work looks like a 2/3 year old scribble.
I really could go on and on but the point is he is not doing well even though the lithium is in range.
Any thoughts or explanation as to why the lithium only worked for 6/7 months?
I will be in contact with the psychiatrist tomorrow.
We are so frustrated, disappointed, angry, sad and WORRIED that our son will never have a lengthy period of true stability.
So nervous and fed up with this life,
Bugsy's mom
Well, we stopped the tenex weeks ago (maybe a month) and we upped his lithium to 750mg total and he is back at 1.02 blood level BUT... things are not good at all. He has no focus, can not stop talking, struggling with moods, has had a few meltdowns and 2 rages. He is way too impulsive (ran out in busy roads, pulled up the neighbors invisible dog fence electric wires, stickered my bedroom furniture and the list goes on and on.) His great teachers are stunned that he is definately not the same child that was here in Sept. Oct. Nov. He is in time out a few times a day. His work looks like a 2/3 year old scribble.
I really could go on and on but the point is he is not doing well even though the lithium is in range.
Any thoughts or explanation as to why the lithium only worked for 6/7 months?
I will be in contact with the psychiatrist tomorrow.
We are so frustrated, disappointed, angry, sad and WORRIED that our son will never have a lengthy period of true stability.
So nervous and fed up with this life,
Bugsy's mom