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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 229100" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Okay, here goes:</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: red">difficult child 1:</span> <u>diagnosis ADHD</u></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Adderall, Adderall XR </strong>-- both worked, but tended to make him more angry when it wore off.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Focalin</strong> -- works GREAT for short-term needs (four hours). He takes this in the morning an hour before putting on the Daytrana patch.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Concerta</strong> -- worked GREAT. We had to discontinue it when he developed Crohn's disease and intestinal scarring, since the capsule does not dissolve completely and could potentially get stuck.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Daytrana patch</strong> -- works GREAT. We trim it to fit his needs and have had no problem with this at all.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>ALL of the stimulants ruin his appetite, so we allow him to eat in the evenings, even if he wakes in the middle of the night. He's underweight as it is, so he needs all the calories he can get.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><u><strong>diagnosis #2 Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), needle phobia, panic disorder:</strong></u></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Ativan</strong> -- worked great and allowed him to get through blood draws which before caused him to completely shut down. He doesn't like how it makes him feel loopy, though.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Lexapro</strong> -- this was to address his overall anxiety (fearful of bees, large dogs, new situations, needles). Once this reached therapeutic level, he no longer needed the Ativan to get through blood draws.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Inderal </strong>-- this was added recently when psychiatrist suspected him of panicking in some of his larger classes and not getting any work done. Seems to be helping.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><u><strong>diagnosis Eneuresis (has resolved)</strong></u></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>DDAVP</strong> -- this is a popular drug used to treat bedwetting. It caused difficult child 1 to become VERY agitated and aggressive. pediatrician dismissed it but pharma said it's not an impossible side effect because of the affect it has on the nervous system.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p><strong><span style="color: blue">difficult child 2:</span> <u>intial diagnosis ADHD</u></strong></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Adderall, Adderall XR</strong> -- both worked initially, but tended to make him more angry when it wore off.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Focalin</strong> -- worked GREAT for a while for short-term needs (four hours). </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Focalin XR</strong> -- worked GREAT for a while.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Concerta </strong>-- worked GREAT for a while, but started needing higher and higher doses for same effect.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Risperdal</strong> -- rx'd to address aggressive impulses and emotional outbursts. Slowly petered out once we got up to 4mg. Didn't really cause much weight gain since he was also on a stimulant at the time and they seemed to balance out the appetite. </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Abilify </strong>-- replaced Risperdal and worked okay for a while. </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Daytrana patch</strong> -- worked great for a while but started to make him jittery. He can now only tolerate about 5mg. Any more and his head starts to "buzz" a.k.a. racing thoughts.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Tenex</strong> -- can't even remember why we tried this, but made difficult child 2 hyper-hyperactive with racing thoughts when he was also on Daytrana and Abilify.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Depakote, Depakote ER</strong> -- great control for mania. difficult child was MANIC, MANIC, MANIC during a medication wash prior to starting this. Pressured speech, hyper-hyperactive, hyper-impulsive, sexually inappropriate, racing thoughts, obsessive, compusive, raging nuclear meltdowns over being told "no". Depakote stopped all this, but caused cognitive dulling and contributed to shakiness.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Lamictal</strong> -- added to address depressive issues that arose while on Depakote ER. Had a hard time sleeping with this medication.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><u><strong>diagnosis #2: Sydenham's Chorea</strong></u></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Zyprexa</strong> -- for helping address tremor from the chorea and to also help with mood issues. Caused severe dystonic reaction. Went back to Abilify which is also rx'd for the tremor, experienced dystonic reaction AGAIN. Tried Risperdal again, another dystonic reaction.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Klonopin</strong> -- for helping tremor. Made difficult child sleep for HOURS so we stopped.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Since dropping all the other AP's, dramatically lowering the stimulant, and adding Seroquel XR, difficult child's tremor has essentially resolved. We'll be going back to the neuro to assess.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><u><strong>diagnosis #3: Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified</strong></u></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Seroquel, Seroquel XR</strong> -- for stabilizing mood and controlling both manic and depressive symptoms. So far, so good with this medication. Sedation is an issue and affects his learning, as is weight gain. But best control of his symptoms overall.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>Whew! I think that's all for the difficult child's. I won't bother with myself or husband, as that would be another chapter!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 229100, member: 3444"] Okay, here goes: [B][COLOR=red]difficult child 1:[/COLOR] [U]diagnosis ADHD[/U][/B] [INDENT][B]Adderall, Adderall XR [/B]-- both worked, but tended to make him more angry when it wore off. [B]Focalin[/B] -- works GREAT for short-term needs (four hours). He takes this in the morning an hour before putting on the Daytrana patch. [B]Concerta[/B] -- worked GREAT. We had to discontinue it when he developed Crohn's disease and intestinal scarring, since the capsule does not dissolve completely and could potentially get stuck. [B]Daytrana patch[/B] -- works GREAT. We trim it to fit his needs and have had no problem with this at all. [I]ALL of the stimulants ruin his appetite, so we allow him to eat in the evenings, even if he wakes in the middle of the night. He's underweight as it is, so he needs all the calories he can get.[/I] [U][B]diagnosis #2 Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), needle phobia, panic disorder:[/B][/U] [B]Ativan[/B] -- worked great and allowed him to get through blood draws which before caused him to completely shut down. He doesn't like how it makes him feel loopy, though. [B]Lexapro[/B] -- this was to address his overall anxiety (fearful of bees, large dogs, new situations, needles). Once this reached therapeutic level, he no longer needed the Ativan to get through blood draws. [B]Inderal [/B]-- this was added recently when psychiatrist suspected him of panicking in some of his larger classes and not getting any work done. Seems to be helping. [U][B]diagnosis Eneuresis (has resolved)[/B][/U] [B]DDAVP[/B] -- this is a popular drug used to treat bedwetting. It caused difficult child 1 to become VERY agitated and aggressive. pediatrician dismissed it but pharma said it's not an impossible side effect because of the affect it has on the nervous system. [/INDENT][B][COLOR=blue]difficult child 2:[/COLOR] [U]intial diagnosis ADHD[/U][/B] [INDENT][B]Adderall, Adderall XR[/B] -- both worked initially, but tended to make him more angry when it wore off. [B]Focalin[/B] -- worked GREAT for a while for short-term needs (four hours). [B]Focalin XR[/B] -- worked GREAT for a while. [B]Concerta [/B]-- worked GREAT for a while, but started needing higher and higher doses for same effect. [B]Risperdal[/B] -- rx'd to address aggressive impulses and emotional outbursts. Slowly petered out once we got up to 4mg. Didn't really cause much weight gain since he was also on a stimulant at the time and they seemed to balance out the appetite. [B]Abilify [/B]-- replaced Risperdal and worked okay for a while. [B]Daytrana patch[/B] -- worked great for a while but started to make him jittery. He can now only tolerate about 5mg. Any more and his head starts to "buzz" a.k.a. racing thoughts. [B]Tenex[/B] -- can't even remember why we tried this, but made difficult child 2 hyper-hyperactive with racing thoughts when he was also on Daytrana and Abilify. [B]Depakote, Depakote ER[/B] -- great control for mania. difficult child was MANIC, MANIC, MANIC during a medication wash prior to starting this. Pressured speech, hyper-hyperactive, hyper-impulsive, sexually inappropriate, racing thoughts, obsessive, compusive, raging nuclear meltdowns over being told "no". Depakote stopped all this, but caused cognitive dulling and contributed to shakiness. [B]Lamictal[/B] -- added to address depressive issues that arose while on Depakote ER. Had a hard time sleeping with this medication. [U][B]diagnosis #2: Sydenham's Chorea[/B][/U] [B]Zyprexa[/B] -- for helping address tremor from the chorea and to also help with mood issues. Caused severe dystonic reaction. Went back to Abilify which is also rx'd for the tremor, experienced dystonic reaction AGAIN. Tried Risperdal again, another dystonic reaction. [B]Klonopin[/B] -- for helping tremor. Made difficult child sleep for HOURS so we stopped. [I]Since dropping all the other AP's, dramatically lowering the stimulant, and adding Seroquel XR, difficult child's tremor has essentially resolved. We'll be going back to the neuro to assess.[/I] [U][B]diagnosis #3: Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified[/B][/U] [B]Seroquel, Seroquel XR[/B] -- for stabilizing mood and controlling both manic and depressive symptoms. So far, so good with this medication. Sedation is an issue and affects his learning, as is weight gain. But best control of his symptoms overall. [/INDENT] Whew! I think that's all for the difficult child's. I won't bother with myself or husband, as that would be another chapter! [/QUOTE]
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