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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 307074" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>TPaul, I will pass on some advice that has stood us well throughout years of many medications trials with three children.</p><p></p><p>First, only make one medication change at a time (that includes starting one at a time). If there is a positive or a negative reaction, you know without a doubt what is causing it.</p><p></p><p>Second, start low and go slow. Our kids can have fragile systems, and it's better not to send them into bad reactions unnececssarily.</p><p></p><p>Finally, I strongly recommend you go to <a href="http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf</a> and read the Treatment Guidelines. SSRI antidepressants like Prozac are not recommended for the treatment of bipolar disorder in children. They are likely to send the child into mania. Most children with bipolar disorder need a first-line mood stabilizer (Lithium, Lamictal, Depakote, Trilpetal, Tegretol) with an atypical antipsychotic (Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Geodon).</p><p></p><p>Hang in there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 307074, member: 2423"] TPaul, I will pass on some advice that has stood us well throughout years of many medications trials with three children. First, only make one medication change at a time (that includes starting one at a time). If there is a positive or a negative reaction, you know without a doubt what is causing it. Second, start low and go slow. Our kids can have fragile systems, and it's better not to send them into bad reactions unnececssarily. Finally, I strongly recommend you go to [url]http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf[/url] and read the Treatment Guidelines. SSRI antidepressants like Prozac are not recommended for the treatment of bipolar disorder in children. They are likely to send the child into mania. Most children with bipolar disorder need a first-line mood stabilizer (Lithium, Lamictal, Depakote, Trilpetal, Tegretol) with an atypical antipsychotic (Abilify, Risperdal, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Geodon). Hang in there. [/QUOTE]
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