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<blockquote data-quote="timer lady" data-source="post: 136830" data-attributes="member: 393"><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>Your difficult child is indeed on a boatload of medications. That isn't a judgement by the way, just an observation. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>We've never ever taken a medication holiday here. It simply wasn't worth losing the little bit of stability that the medications offer. And I personally didn't think it was fair to take away a valid medication - I wouldn't do it for diabetes or epilipsy - I won't do it for bipolar or any other mental/emotional illness.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>I wonder, however, if you don't have some kind of medication interactions that are playing havoc with your difficult child. I do know that there are some psychiatrists that instead of stopping one medication, just add another - especially to treat a "simple side effect". I never allowed that. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>This is a tough decision. I let you know personally what I'd do. You really have to sit down & write out the pros & cons; work out what kind of help you have if there is a crisis. Will psychiatrist support this & then is psychiatrist willing to start up treatment if there is the need again?</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong>Good luck whichever way you go. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Sienna"><strong></strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timer lady, post: 136830, member: 393"] [COLOR=Sienna][B]Your difficult child is indeed on a boatload of medications. That isn't a judgement by the way, just an observation. We've never ever taken a medication holiday here. It simply wasn't worth losing the little bit of stability that the medications offer. And I personally didn't think it was fair to take away a valid medication - I wouldn't do it for diabetes or epilipsy - I won't do it for bipolar or any other mental/emotional illness. I wonder, however, if you don't have some kind of medication interactions that are playing havoc with your difficult child. I do know that there are some psychiatrists that instead of stopping one medication, just add another - especially to treat a "simple side effect". I never allowed that. This is a tough decision. I let you know personally what I'd do. You really have to sit down & write out the pros & cons; work out what kind of help you have if there is a crisis. Will psychiatrist support this & then is psychiatrist willing to start up treatment if there is the need again? Good luck whichever way you go. [/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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