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Weight loss worries... need to get facts straight.
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 77014" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Our pediatrician has always told me that you need to weigh on the same scale every time for accurate comparisons (my kids have had a lot of low weight issues in my 14 years of parenting). While I'm sure your difficult child may have lost some weight over the past several months -- medication changes can do that -- I have to believe one or more of the doctors' scales may be off and you're not getting accurate readings. You can't really compare the pediatrician's scale to the psychiatrist's scale to the walk-in clinic's scale. You could go back to one of the doctors and compare that reading to a new reading. In addition to checking in with the psychiatrist about your concerns, you may also want to run this by your pediatrician.</p><p></p><p>I will tell you that when my difficult child 1 was on Concerta (comparable to Daytrana) several years ago, he was extremely thin. After a month on Risperdal (in which he gained 12 pounds) and then 1.5 years on Depakote, he is 20 pounds overweight, his cholesterol is on the high end and his triglycerides are way too high. Since heart disease runs in my family, he is definitely at risk. While too thin is definitely a problem, being on the thin side is better than the situation we're in. Only your psychiatrist and pediatrician can judge whether your son is in danger or not.</p><p></p><p>Please let us know what happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 77014, member: 2423"] Our pediatrician has always told me that you need to weigh on the same scale every time for accurate comparisons (my kids have had a lot of low weight issues in my 14 years of parenting). While I'm sure your difficult child may have lost some weight over the past several months -- medication changes can do that -- I have to believe one or more of the doctors' scales may be off and you're not getting accurate readings. You can't really compare the pediatrician's scale to the psychiatrist's scale to the walk-in clinic's scale. You could go back to one of the doctors and compare that reading to a new reading. In addition to checking in with the psychiatrist about your concerns, you may also want to run this by your pediatrician. I will tell you that when my difficult child 1 was on Concerta (comparable to Daytrana) several years ago, he was extremely thin. After a month on Risperdal (in which he gained 12 pounds) and then 1.5 years on Depakote, he is 20 pounds overweight, his cholesterol is on the high end and his triglycerides are way too high. Since heart disease runs in my family, he is definitely at risk. While too thin is definitely a problem, being on the thin side is better than the situation we're in. Only your psychiatrist and pediatrician can judge whether your son is in danger or not. Please let us know what happens. [/QUOTE]
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