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<blockquote data-quote="JulienSam" data-source="post: 152490" data-attributes="member: 4575"><p>Sarah PA & Smallword --</p><p></p><p>I'm glad I have you to do some thinking for me when I'm not thinking clearly. I think starting one medication at a time is an excellent idea...</p><p></p><p>Re: Zoloft... I know each individual is different, but one reason the Dr. mentioned using Zoloft was because when I was diagnosis'd in 2001 with mild clinical depression (I guess I should add that to my sig, huh), Zoloft worked really well for me. However, after 3 years it wasn't as effective for me and now I'm on Wellbutrin & Effexor.</p><p></p><p>Re: evaluations... I'm not sure what more we can do. The local children's hospital psychiatric dept. diagnosis'd him with ODD; the school district's evaluation team definitely saw some characteristics of ODD, but also saw some anxiety; then the psychiatrist today also said some characteristics of ODD, but theorized Sam's behavior is really based in depression or anxiety. And at the beginning was the social worker/therapist who diagnosis'd him with a mood disorder (but I pretty much discount that diagnosis).</p><p></p><p>The local children's hospital has a multi-disciplinary team in Child Development, but they would only see him because he has some potential sensory issues -- our pediatrician. said that she thought that we wouldn't find out anything new with Child Development, that they focused more on children with Cerebral Palsy and the like.</p><p></p><p>The only Developmental pediatrician. in our area only sees kids 4 and under.</p><p></p><p>I know the psychiatrist we saw today does this for a living and must see who knows how many children, but there is a part of me that feels a bit uncomfortable that he was willing to write 2 scripts after meeting with- me & Sam for an hour. And that was based upon mostly interviewing me, and only a cursory glance at the evaluations from the SD and the children's hospital psychiatric. dept.</p><p></p><p>Again, my neighbor who works with these kids for a living and has for the past 15 or so years, highly respects this psychiatrist.</p><p></p><p>arg. I just don't know what to do...</p><p></p><p>Julie</p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/dissapointed.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dissapointed:" title="dissapointed :dissapointed:" data-shortname=":dissapointed:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JulienSam, post: 152490, member: 4575"] Sarah PA & Smallword -- I'm glad I have you to do some thinking for me when I'm not thinking clearly. I think starting one medication at a time is an excellent idea... Re: Zoloft... I know each individual is different, but one reason the Dr. mentioned using Zoloft was because when I was diagnosis'd in 2001 with mild clinical depression (I guess I should add that to my sig, huh), Zoloft worked really well for me. However, after 3 years it wasn't as effective for me and now I'm on Wellbutrin & Effexor. Re: evaluations... I'm not sure what more we can do. The local children's hospital psychiatric dept. diagnosis'd him with ODD; the school district's evaluation team definitely saw some characteristics of ODD, but also saw some anxiety; then the psychiatrist today also said some characteristics of ODD, but theorized Sam's behavior is really based in depression or anxiety. And at the beginning was the social worker/therapist who diagnosis'd him with a mood disorder (but I pretty much discount that diagnosis). The local children's hospital has a multi-disciplinary team in Child Development, but they would only see him because he has some potential sensory issues -- our pediatrician. said that she thought that we wouldn't find out anything new with Child Development, that they focused more on children with Cerebral Palsy and the like. The only Developmental pediatrician. in our area only sees kids 4 and under. I know the psychiatrist we saw today does this for a living and must see who knows how many children, but there is a part of me that feels a bit uncomfortable that he was willing to write 2 scripts after meeting with- me & Sam for an hour. And that was based upon mostly interviewing me, and only a cursory glance at the evaluations from the SD and the children's hospital psychiatric. dept. Again, my neighbor who works with these kids for a living and has for the past 15 or so years, highly respects this psychiatrist. arg. I just don't know what to do... Julie :dissapointed: [/QUOTE]
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