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The medication Road, Yet Again
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 62737" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Janna, Lithium's therapeutic range is different for every individual. No matter what the book says, some kids do not do well on .8 and need it higher. You have to watch Dylan to see which level works best for him. Also, some kids need more than one mood stabilizer---like Lithium/Depakote. When I used to chat with bipolar moms, MANY of the kids were on two mood stabilizers and an antipsychotic--their medications would look like this (an example): Lithium/Depakote/Risperdal. </p><p>Seroquel is an antipsychotic, but if your psychiatrist only gives your kid .25 mg. or even 100 mg. it could be way too low.When they trialed Lucas on it, back in his hyper days when they thought he had bipolar, he was on 500 mgs. He didn't have side effects on Seroquel, like he did on Riserdal and Zyprexa. He did gain a ton of weight on Lithium/Seroquel. He's still obese, even over three years after medications...grrrrrrrrrrr. </p><p>I wish you luck, and write me! Heck, call me if you like--I'll tell ya my medication experiences. Oh, the fun of it!!! (((Hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 62737, member: 1550"] Janna, Lithium's therapeutic range is different for every individual. No matter what the book says, some kids do not do well on .8 and need it higher. You have to watch Dylan to see which level works best for him. Also, some kids need more than one mood stabilizer---like Lithium/Depakote. When I used to chat with bipolar moms, MANY of the kids were on two mood stabilizers and an antipsychotic--their medications would look like this (an example): Lithium/Depakote/Risperdal. Seroquel is an antipsychotic, but if your psychiatrist only gives your kid .25 mg. or even 100 mg. it could be way too low.When they trialed Lucas on it, back in his hyper days when they thought he had bipolar, he was on 500 mgs. He didn't have side effects on Seroquel, like he did on Riserdal and Zyprexa. He did gain a ton of weight on Lithium/Seroquel. He's still obese, even over three years after medications...grrrrrrrrrrr. I wish you luck, and write me! Heck, call me if you like--I'll tell ya my medication experiences. Oh, the fun of it!!! (((Hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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