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<blockquote data-quote="totoro" data-source="post: 264720" data-attributes="member: 3155"><p>Hey and welcome! I did not welcome you before.</p><p></p><p>He is not on Concerta now right? This should not have any affect on him if he is no longer on it.</p><p></p><p>My daughter K is pretty classic BiPolar (BP) 7yo. She is on 5mg abilify as well. </p><p>We have lots of therapy and tons of support in place right now. Just so we do not have to add more medications at the time. </p><p>I know we will, but we are working with her psychiatrist and Psychologist, and therapist as well as a lot of people in her School to keep her stable. </p><p>Unfortunately if you want to keep the medications at a minimum you need lots of people in the picture which means you have to be very open about the diagnosis and you have to be pretty sure about the diagnosis. </p><p>Both me and my husband stay home a lot to help both of my kids. </p><p>Otherwise K would be on a lot more medications right now. </p><p></p><p>I would highly suggest a Nuero-psychiatric evaluation if you have not done so already. </p><p></p><p>I have a heavy family history of mental illness, feel free to PM me if you have any questions. </p><p></p><p>Also under the Social Groups I think under communities? We have a list and links to tons of sites about BiPolar (BP) and other issues regarding our kids and their needs. </p><p></p><p>I myself have had great luck with Lamictal and Topamax which are both Mood Stabilizers, also Trazadone which is an AD. I also use Valium for anxiety. </p><p>I do not get depressed either, very rarely. The Trazadone I use for sleep and it seems to help over all? </p><p></p><p>My daughter K also has bad Anxiety, she uses Ativan PRN. </p><p>I am not overly drugged out. I really have no side affects. </p><p>K does have the weight gain and tics associated with AP's. I honestly do not like AP's, but K has to take them due to her Psychotic Episodes and tendency to hallucinate. </p><p>But AP's have saved her and they truly have helped so many of our kids.</p><p></p><p>I personally would prefer to just have her on a MS. </p><p></p><p>Good luck keep up the good work!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totoro, post: 264720, member: 3155"] Hey and welcome! I did not welcome you before. He is not on Concerta now right? This should not have any affect on him if he is no longer on it. My daughter K is pretty classic BiPolar (BP) 7yo. She is on 5mg abilify as well. We have lots of therapy and tons of support in place right now. Just so we do not have to add more medications at the time. I know we will, but we are working with her psychiatrist and Psychologist, and therapist as well as a lot of people in her School to keep her stable. Unfortunately if you want to keep the medications at a minimum you need lots of people in the picture which means you have to be very open about the diagnosis and you have to be pretty sure about the diagnosis. Both me and my husband stay home a lot to help both of my kids. Otherwise K would be on a lot more medications right now. I would highly suggest a Nuero-psychiatric evaluation if you have not done so already. I have a heavy family history of mental illness, feel free to PM me if you have any questions. Also under the Social Groups I think under communities? We have a list and links to tons of sites about BiPolar (BP) and other issues regarding our kids and their needs. I myself have had great luck with Lamictal and Topamax which are both Mood Stabilizers, also Trazadone which is an AD. I also use Valium for anxiety. I do not get depressed either, very rarely. The Trazadone I use for sleep and it seems to help over all? My daughter K also has bad Anxiety, she uses Ativan PRN. I am not overly drugged out. I really have no side affects. K does have the weight gain and tics associated with AP's. I honestly do not like AP's, but K has to take them due to her Psychotic Episodes and tendency to hallucinate. But AP's have saved her and they truly have helped so many of our kids. I personally would prefer to just have her on a MS. Good luck keep up the good work! [/QUOTE]
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