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<blockquote data-quote="Christy" data-source="post: 170645" data-attributes="member: 225"><p>Thanks again for the practical and knowledgable advice!</p><p></p><p>I agree four is more medication than I would like difficult child to be on. This is the combo he ended up with after a psychiatric hospital visit in March. I have heard some not good things about geodon but actually this medication made a difference when he started taking it. It replaced depakote that was not helpful even at theraputic doses. however like so many medications weve tried, it stoppedbeing as effective later. At the time of his psychiatric hospital visit due to wildly agressive rages, he was taking the geodon, serequel, and straterra. Thinking backwards, we realize that the increase in agression corresponded to the gradual increase in straterra. We didn't connect it because we did see a decrease in ADHD like symptoms and by the time we realized it, he was out of control. The psychiatric hospital visit was a terrible experience with daily rages, restraints, and PRN medications. I would like to avoid another visit if at all possible. I will push to begin tapering off the geodon while raising the trilleptal and serequel. The clonidine is currently controling the hyper symptons (mania) but hopefully if the other medications become more stabalizing then we can lose that medication as well. We are already on a very low dose.</p><p></p><p>He had blood tests done two weeks ago and trileptal is in the theraputic range but has room to go higher if I am reading the results correctly. He's at 16 and the range is 10-35 ug/ml. There were a couple of other things about his bloodwork that were out of wack so I will be discussing these with his psychiatrist and regular doctor as well. But since I am posting, let me pick your brain as well. These were the flagged items on the report...</p><p></p><p>Thyroxine (T4) 3.9 Low (range 4.5-12) (T3and TSH in normal range)</p><p></p><p>Lymphs percentage 52&#37; high (range 28-48) (Actual # of Lymphs in the normal range just high in percntage to other tyes of cells)</p><p></p><p>Lp(a) cholesterol 24 high (should be less than 10) All other cholesterol #'s in good range.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am having a hard time playing internet doctor and understanding these results so if anyone has insight, I 'd like to here what you think. I plan to discuss the results at appointment on the 10th and schedule a regular physical with regular doctor following psychiatrist appointment.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again!</p><p>Christy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christy, post: 170645, member: 225"] Thanks again for the practical and knowledgable advice! I agree four is more medication than I would like difficult child to be on. This is the combo he ended up with after a psychiatric hospital visit in March. I have heard some not good things about geodon but actually this medication made a difference when he started taking it. It replaced depakote that was not helpful even at theraputic doses. however like so many medications weve tried, it stoppedbeing as effective later. At the time of his psychiatric hospital visit due to wildly agressive rages, he was taking the geodon, serequel, and straterra. Thinking backwards, we realize that the increase in agression corresponded to the gradual increase in straterra. We didn't connect it because we did see a decrease in ADHD like symptoms and by the time we realized it, he was out of control. The psychiatric hospital visit was a terrible experience with daily rages, restraints, and PRN medications. I would like to avoid another visit if at all possible. I will push to begin tapering off the geodon while raising the trilleptal and serequel. The clonidine is currently controling the hyper symptons (mania) but hopefully if the other medications become more stabalizing then we can lose that medication as well. We are already on a very low dose. He had blood tests done two weeks ago and trileptal is in the theraputic range but has room to go higher if I am reading the results correctly. He's at 16 and the range is 10-35 ug/ml. There were a couple of other things about his bloodwork that were out of wack so I will be discussing these with his psychiatrist and regular doctor as well. But since I am posting, let me pick your brain as well. These were the flagged items on the report... Thyroxine (T4) 3.9 Low (range 4.5-12) (T3and TSH in normal range) Lymphs percentage 52% high (range 28-48) (Actual # of Lymphs in the normal range just high in percntage to other tyes of cells) Lp(a) cholesterol 24 high (should be less than 10) All other cholesterol #'s in good range. I am having a hard time playing internet doctor and understanding these results so if anyone has insight, I 'd like to here what you think. I plan to discuss the results at appointment on the 10th and schedule a regular physical with regular doctor following psychiatrist appointment. Thanks again! Christy [/QUOTE]
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