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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 308858" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Actually, according to The Bipolar Child, a steady level in the blood is reached after 6 days of taking the new Depakote dose, but the therapeutic effect is not typically felt until 6 to 8 weeks.</p><p></p><p>A very helpful document for understanding the guidelines for treating bipolar disorder in the pediatric population is found on the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation website at <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>. It was written by a consensus conference of child and adolescent psychiatrists who had studied the clinical trials of the most effective treatment for children with BiPolar (BP).</p><p></p><p>Typically, the child needs to be taking a mood stabilizer (like Depakote) plus an atypical antipsychotic (like Abilify) for full symptom relief, but each child is different. Both medication classes have side effect profiles that are undesirable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 308858, member: 2423"] Actually, according to The Bipolar Child, a steady level in the blood is reached after 6 days of taking the new Depakote dose, but the therapeutic effect is not typically felt until 6 to 8 weeks. A very helpful document for understanding the guidelines for treating bipolar disorder in the pediatric population is found on the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation website at [url]http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf[/url]. It was written by a consensus conference of child and adolescent psychiatrists who had studied the clinical trials of the most effective treatment for children with BiPolar (BP). Typically, the child needs to be taking a mood stabilizer (like Depakote) plus an atypical antipsychotic (like Abilify) for full symptom relief, but each child is different. Both medication classes have side effect profiles that are undesirable. [/QUOTE]
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