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<blockquote data-quote="xlagirl" data-source="post: 357708"><p>Hi Midwest Mom!</p><p> </p><p>That is a good idea to take him to neuropsychologist.</p><p>I have also been in inpatient a few times for my depression, and it did help me by getting my medications adjusted and got me on the right track.</p><p>I just don't know about leaving my little boy in a hospital and them testing different drugs on him to see what works. It's pretty scary! He has never been away from home overnight before. He also has really bad seperation anxiety. He hates to be more than a few miles from home also. It is his safe haven I guess.</p><p> </p><p>His father is not in the picture, and we are divorced. His father and fathers brother, both have Asperger's, but they were undiagnosed as children back in the 70's. Now they are in treatment as adults. His father is currently on anti-depressants, and a mood stablizer.</p><p>There is no substanse abuse, or physical abuse in the family.</p><p>His father is also a math genius, and addicted to video games. Funny how both my son and his father are excellent at math and video games when they have spent no real time together.</p><p> </p><p>My son was first put on Zoloft and Concerta (age 6). Which he had a horrible reaction from those two. Then at age 7 they switched him to Abilify, Focolin, and Trazodone for sleep. I can tell you first hand that the Abilify works much better than the Zoloft for his depression, but Focolin does not work for him at all and Trazodone does work to get him to sleep. Without a sleep aid, he will not fall asleep for days. He has racing thoughts and very bad insomnia.....even prior to an medications.</p><p> </p><p>I am thinking that he needs a mood stabalizer such as Lithium to help control his violent rages.</p><p> </p><p>We have had to remove all the knives from the house, and we have been documenting his episodes with video tape to help the doctors better understand what is going on at home.</p><p> </p><p>I still can't help but wonder if he should go to a residential treatment facility/inpatient hospital. </p><p> </p><p>I don't think I am giving up, I am just trying to do what's best for him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xlagirl, post: 357708"] Hi Midwest Mom! That is a good idea to take him to neuropsychologist. I have also been in inpatient a few times for my depression, and it did help me by getting my medications adjusted and got me on the right track. I just don't know about leaving my little boy in a hospital and them testing different drugs on him to see what works. It's pretty scary! He has never been away from home overnight before. He also has really bad seperation anxiety. He hates to be more than a few miles from home also. It is his safe haven I guess. His father is not in the picture, and we are divorced. His father and fathers brother, both have Asperger's, but they were undiagnosed as children back in the 70's. Now they are in treatment as adults. His father is currently on anti-depressants, and a mood stablizer. There is no substanse abuse, or physical abuse in the family. His father is also a math genius, and addicted to video games. Funny how both my son and his father are excellent at math and video games when they have spent no real time together. My son was first put on Zoloft and Concerta (age 6). Which he had a horrible reaction from those two. Then at age 7 they switched him to Abilify, Focolin, and Trazodone for sleep. I can tell you first hand that the Abilify works much better than the Zoloft for his depression, but Focolin does not work for him at all and Trazodone does work to get him to sleep. Without a sleep aid, he will not fall asleep for days. He has racing thoughts and very bad insomnia.....even prior to an medications. I am thinking that he needs a mood stabalizer such as Lithium to help control his violent rages. We have had to remove all the knives from the house, and we have been documenting his episodes with video tape to help the doctors better understand what is going on at home. I still can't help but wonder if he should go to a residential treatment facility/inpatient hospital. I don't think I am giving up, I am just trying to do what's best for him. [/QUOTE]
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