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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 162268" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>I can't remember your difficult child's whole history, specifically what kind of evaluations he's had and what medications he's already trialed. I mention this because oppositional behavior can emanate from many sources, and to my way of thinking, the underlying cause does determine the medication choices. So it's difficult for me to tell you that the oppositional behavior will improve when it's not entirely certain your son has a mood disorder.</p><p> </p><p>For my son, medications have uncategorically made him less oppositional and more cooperative. But I'll have to be honest with you -- it took us 4 years of hard medication trials, evaluations and even day treatment to get to this point. And the medications he's taking aren't without their down sides. While his current medications significantly lessen his anxiety and improve his depressive symtpoms, they undoubtedly affect his wakefulness and attention. You really have to do a cost-benefit analysis with each medication trial.</p><p> </p><p>I'm sorry I can't throw you more than a thread to hang onto . . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 162268, member: 2423"] I can't remember your difficult child's whole history, specifically what kind of evaluations he's had and what medications he's already trialed. I mention this because oppositional behavior can emanate from many sources, and to my way of thinking, the underlying cause does determine the medication choices. So it's difficult for me to tell you that the oppositional behavior will improve when it's not entirely certain your son has a mood disorder. For my son, medications have uncategorically made him less oppositional and more cooperative. But I'll have to be honest with you -- it took us 4 years of hard medication trials, evaluations and even day treatment to get to this point. And the medications he's taking aren't without their down sides. While his current medications significantly lessen his anxiety and improve his depressive symtpoms, they undoubtedly affect his wakefulness and attention. You really have to do a cost-benefit analysis with each medication trial. I'm sorry I can't throw you more than a thread to hang onto . . . [/QUOTE]
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