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<blockquote data-quote="HaoZi" data-source="post: 423495"><p>Oh wow hon, I'm so sorry! I'd be trialing more medications, too. If they suggest tegretol ask them to try trileptal first, while it takes more to get the same results as tegretol it has a far lower side effect profile and doesn't require monthly blood draws. It's really helped my Kiddo (and yes, her psychiatrist suggested tegretol and I said no, I'd rather try trileptal first, if it doesn't work then we'll consider something else). I don't know if they would suggest either to you, or if they would be compatible with what difficult child is on now, it's just that most docs won't suggest trileptal before tegretol. We've been through a number of medications because Kiddo has atypical reactions (not all of them as bad as the celexa or respirdal reactions, but too much for her to use them, like neuropathic pain in her feet, medications that "should" sedate activate her instead, etc.) to many different medications in many classes of drugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HaoZi, post: 423495"] Oh wow hon, I'm so sorry! I'd be trialing more medications, too. If they suggest tegretol ask them to try trileptal first, while it takes more to get the same results as tegretol it has a far lower side effect profile and doesn't require monthly blood draws. It's really helped my Kiddo (and yes, her psychiatrist suggested tegretol and I said no, I'd rather try trileptal first, if it doesn't work then we'll consider something else). I don't know if they would suggest either to you, or if they would be compatible with what difficult child is on now, it's just that most docs won't suggest trileptal before tegretol. We've been through a number of medications because Kiddo has atypical reactions (not all of them as bad as the celexa or respirdal reactions, but too much for her to use them, like neuropathic pain in her feet, medications that "should" sedate activate her instead, etc.) to many different medications in many classes of drugs. [/QUOTE]
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