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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 29349" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>From The Bipolar Child by Demitri and Janice Papolos:</p><p></p><p>"Children are typically started at 300 mg per day -- in divided doses -- 150 mg in the morning; 150 mg approximately 12 hous later. The dosage is then raied every six or seven days in increments of 300 mg (again, the 300 mg increases are best divided into two-a-day half doses) with a target dose of approximately 900 to 1,200 mg (some children may require as much as 1,500 to 2,400 mg)."</p><p></p><p>I would only increase medications under the guidance of a physician. Having said that, however, I don't think you can judge one way or another whether Trileptal will be effective for your difficult child because he is not being increased to a therapeutic dose. I would strongly recommend a call to the psychiatrist to let him know what you understand about how Trileptal is dosed. If the psychiatrist is not responsive, you may want to find another one who will be. Especially in the early days of medication trials, children should be seen frequently to get them to therapeutic levels and to gauge their responses.</p><p></p><p>by the way, ignore what the school says. They aren't doctors and can't diagnosis or treat childhood disorders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 29349, member: 2423"] From The Bipolar Child by Demitri and Janice Papolos: "Children are typically started at 300 mg per day -- in divided doses -- 150 mg in the morning; 150 mg approximately 12 hous later. The dosage is then raied every six or seven days in increments of 300 mg (again, the 300 mg increases are best divided into two-a-day half doses) with a target dose of approximately 900 to 1,200 mg (some children may require as much as 1,500 to 2,400 mg)." I would only increase medications under the guidance of a physician. Having said that, however, I don't think you can judge one way or another whether Trileptal will be effective for your difficult child because he is not being increased to a therapeutic dose. I would strongly recommend a call to the psychiatrist to let him know what you understand about how Trileptal is dosed. If the psychiatrist is not responsive, you may want to find another one who will be. Especially in the early days of medication trials, children should be seen frequently to get them to therapeutic levels and to gauge their responses. by the way, ignore what the school says. They aren't doctors and can't diagnosis or treat childhood disorders. [/QUOTE]
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