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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 435051" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>((((((((((hugs)))))))))) </p><p></p><p>Before you tell the doctor to just be a doctor, try to figure out what specifics you want. If you say just be a doctor, then he might rx medications for bipolar or adhd or something you have never heard of. So take the medication protocol from The Bipolar Child (read as much as you can between now and the appointment) and insist that he be a doctor and add mood stabilizers to her zyprexa. Together they may truly work for her where one medication doesn't have a prayer of working alone. </p><p></p><p>Again, if you have the book, dust it off and start plowing through the part on medications, anxiety and other things that she has issues with. Otherwise get the book and get to reading. Do NOT go to that appointment with-o the medication protocol for bipolar eihter bookmarked in the book or printed out on paper. Odds are the doctor is going to want to give her an SSRI like lexapro or prozac and you already know that isn't a good thing (I think I remember she did not do well on that type of medication - but I have had five hrs of sleep in 4 days so I may be foggy.). I have NO clue why but docs seem to want to give the bipolar diagnosis but not treat it the way the protocol says. they want to go with quick and easy that they remember from some drug co rep - and they have profits in mind not patients. Once he rx's something, you ahve to go ahead and give it to her. You have let doubts about medications talk you out of many in the past, but if she cannot get some help the kid is never going to have a chance at a healthy adult life - not just healthy in body but mentally and emotionally healthy. </p><p></p><p>With the mood stabilizers you will likely see a lot of side effects and no real results for what seems like forever. It takes a few weeks or a month to titrate up to a therapeutic dose and another 4-6 weeks at that dose to see the effects. If you can push through the side ffects with-o changing the medication, you may see magic around the end of the 6 weeks at the right dose. But if you stop the medication the first few weeks, well, you probably won't find any medications that will help her. many of the side effects truly go away or the body becomes used to them and they are not a problem but it takes time to get used to them. </p><p></p><p>You have time before the doctor appointment, so start getting ready for it NOW. It is the best way to get a good outcome for difficult child AND the peace/help you need because your own health issues. </p><p></p><p>As for showering, if she won't go shower, take her outside with a bar of soap or bottle of shampoo and turn the hose on her. I can remember my mother doing that to my bro when he hit an age wehre he refused to bathe. Of course it then b ackfired and for about five years he took three or more showers a day - always about three min before we had to leave to go somewhere he had to "jump in" and ended up taking half an hour or more, lol. The hose will either be fun and she will then start going out and hosing off with some soap fairly often or she will HATE it and will shower to avoid the hose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 435051, member: 1233"] ((((((((((hugs)))))))))) Before you tell the doctor to just be a doctor, try to figure out what specifics you want. If you say just be a doctor, then he might rx medications for bipolar or adhd or something you have never heard of. So take the medication protocol from The Bipolar Child (read as much as you can between now and the appointment) and insist that he be a doctor and add mood stabilizers to her zyprexa. Together they may truly work for her where one medication doesn't have a prayer of working alone. Again, if you have the book, dust it off and start plowing through the part on medications, anxiety and other things that she has issues with. Otherwise get the book and get to reading. Do NOT go to that appointment with-o the medication protocol for bipolar eihter bookmarked in the book or printed out on paper. Odds are the doctor is going to want to give her an SSRI like lexapro or prozac and you already know that isn't a good thing (I think I remember she did not do well on that type of medication - but I have had five hrs of sleep in 4 days so I may be foggy.). I have NO clue why but docs seem to want to give the bipolar diagnosis but not treat it the way the protocol says. they want to go with quick and easy that they remember from some drug co rep - and they have profits in mind not patients. Once he rx's something, you ahve to go ahead and give it to her. You have let doubts about medications talk you out of many in the past, but if she cannot get some help the kid is never going to have a chance at a healthy adult life - not just healthy in body but mentally and emotionally healthy. With the mood stabilizers you will likely see a lot of side effects and no real results for what seems like forever. It takes a few weeks or a month to titrate up to a therapeutic dose and another 4-6 weeks at that dose to see the effects. If you can push through the side ffects with-o changing the medication, you may see magic around the end of the 6 weeks at the right dose. But if you stop the medication the first few weeks, well, you probably won't find any medications that will help her. many of the side effects truly go away or the body becomes used to them and they are not a problem but it takes time to get used to them. You have time before the doctor appointment, so start getting ready for it NOW. It is the best way to get a good outcome for difficult child AND the peace/help you need because your own health issues. As for showering, if she won't go shower, take her outside with a bar of soap or bottle of shampoo and turn the hose on her. I can remember my mother doing that to my bro when he hit an age wehre he refused to bathe. Of course it then b ackfired and for about five years he took three or more showers a day - always about three min before we had to leave to go somewhere he had to "jump in" and ended up taking half an hour or more, lol. The hose will either be fun and she will then start going out and hosing off with some soap fairly often or she will HATE it and will shower to avoid the hose. [/QUOTE]
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