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Ok, I'm thinking Bipolar - difficult child 1 headed to psychiatric hospital. AGAIN!
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<blockquote data-quote="Wiped Out" data-source="post: 404187" data-attributes="member: 1631"><p>Beth,</p><p>I'm so sorry he is so unstable. My difficult child is cycles quickly and often. We have tried so many medication combos it's unbelievable. His current one is helping the most. He takes Loxapine, Clozapine, Topamax, Clonidine, and Bentztrophene. Not many psychiatrists will use Clozapine especially for kids. The reason (as our psychiatrist explained it) is because of the weekly blood draws. There is the potential to have the white blood cell count affected by the Clozapine which is why it is so closely monitored. He has to be on a national registry and each week after his blood draw it gets sent to the psychiatrist and the pharmacy. </p><p></p><p>I'm not recommending it just letting you know what has helped for my difficult child. He is still <u>very</u> much a difficult child but the level of violence has gone way down. His weight has gone way up. He has been on this combo since May and it took until January (a time when he usually starts ramping up) till school really noticed a difference. They say he is much more pleasant and that is trying to be a learner again as well as has a good sense of humor.</p><p></p><p>Sending gentle hugs your way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wiped Out, post: 404187, member: 1631"] Beth, I'm so sorry he is so unstable. My difficult child is cycles quickly and often. We have tried so many medication combos it's unbelievable. His current one is helping the most. He takes Loxapine, Clozapine, Topamax, Clonidine, and Bentztrophene. Not many psychiatrists will use Clozapine especially for kids. The reason (as our psychiatrist explained it) is because of the weekly blood draws. There is the potential to have the white blood cell count affected by the Clozapine which is why it is so closely monitored. He has to be on a national registry and each week after his blood draw it gets sent to the psychiatrist and the pharmacy. I'm not recommending it just letting you know what has helped for my difficult child. He is still [U]very[/U] much a difficult child but the level of violence has gone way down. His weight has gone way up. He has been on this combo since May and it took until January (a time when he usually starts ramping up) till school really noticed a difference. They say he is much more pleasant and that is trying to be a learner again as well as has a good sense of humor. Sending gentle hugs your way. [/QUOTE]
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