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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 289046" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Compassion, with all due respect, if she's still manic, the medications aren't working well enough. Her Lamictal dose, for example, is not at a therapeutic level (a therapeutic dose is above 200 mg). Furthermore, Lamictal works better on bipolar depression and mixed states than it does on mania. Is there any chance you can either talk to the psychiatrist or get a second opinion on the medications so your difficult child becomes more stable than she currently is? </p><p> </p><p>I understand that your daughter doesn't <em>want</em> to be hospitalized. But kids who are mentally ill don't often know what they <em>need</em>. My own son, also 16, is in a therapeutic wilderness program this summer because he needs it, not because he wants it. Parents sometimes have to make decisions that are painful but in their children's best interest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 289046, member: 2423"] Compassion, with all due respect, if she's still manic, the medications aren't working well enough. Her Lamictal dose, for example, is not at a therapeutic level (a therapeutic dose is above 200 mg). Furthermore, Lamictal works better on bipolar depression and mixed states than it does on mania. Is there any chance you can either talk to the psychiatrist or get a second opinion on the medications so your difficult child becomes more stable than she currently is? I understand that your daughter doesn't [I]want[/I] to be hospitalized. But kids who are mentally ill don't often know what they [I]need[/I]. My own son, also 16, is in a therapeutic wilderness program this summer because he needs it, not because he wants it. Parents sometimes have to make decisions that are painful but in their children's best interest. [/QUOTE]
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