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<blockquote data-quote="Southern child" data-source="post: 308827" data-attributes="member: 8097"><p>Thank you for all the information. The psychiatrist said to keep giving the abilify for 4-5 days until I increase the depakote to twice a day. Honestly I'm afraid to stop the abilify. He said he wont do blood levels for a month or so, he wants to see if it even helps before we put him through being stuck. I'm a critical care registered nurse, and all this medication and levels on such a little guy scares me...what is it doing to him in the long run? Will there be lasting effects, or will his liver fail at an early age? I want to do what's best for difficult child and I know he needs help to control his mood and ODD, but at what expense? </p><p> </p><p>The psychiatrist said that he is too young to diagnosis bipolar, so he just has a mood disorder diagnosis, shouldn't he still be on something to help this if he suspects bipolar? Why stop the abilify? Or is depakote replacing it?<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Southern child, post: 308827, member: 8097"] Thank you for all the information. The psychiatrist said to keep giving the abilify for 4-5 days until I increase the depakote to twice a day. Honestly I'm afraid to stop the abilify. He said he wont do blood levels for a month or so, he wants to see if it even helps before we put him through being stuck. I'm a critical care registered nurse, and all this medication and levels on such a little guy scares me...what is it doing to him in the long run? Will there be lasting effects, or will his liver fail at an early age? I want to do what's best for difficult child and I know he needs help to control his mood and ODD, but at what expense? The psychiatrist said that he is too young to diagnosis bipolar, so he just has a mood disorder diagnosis, shouldn't he still be on something to help this if he suspects bipolar? Why stop the abilify? Or is depakote replacing it?:confused1: [/QUOTE]
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