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I have a 13 year old daughter. In the past 9 months she has attempted suicide 3 times, with this past time... landing herself in ICU ....with liver damage.She has been hospitalized 4 times in 9 months - Pysch. Units. Been in php (partial hospitalization program) for almost 7.5 months...

Hello, Looking for a long term inpatient facility that deals with anxiety and ODD and or Conduct disorder for a 15 yr. old boy in NY. He is currently being held for evaluation for the second time this year. It looks like it may be adolescence onset. He has always been a student on the high honor...

Because of a past history of taking medications out of the cabinet and crushing them up with the intent to give them (unknowingly) to his brother all of the medications in our home are under lock and key. My difficult child has a pill distributor with 7 days worth of medications that he has access to. I refilled it on...

Today I was going to run an errand and pick up difficult child at carpool and then spend the afternoon sleeping off my cold. (I'm sicker than a dog.) I called the school to tell them, and just at the moment I called, difficult child was called into the office. The teacher said he was extremely hyper and there was...

I seem to return to this site only when things get really difficult. I apologize if this seems selfish to anyone. Sometimes life gets in the way of my good intentions and I'm sure you can all understand how busy a difficult child can keep us. My son was on the highest dosage of Concerta they'd allow for...

(note: orig. posted this at end of "lorazepam" thread, should be new topic) Been one week since she titrated up to 10 mg on Abilify (recently tapered off Effexor). Main side effect seems to be an acute anxiety about her personal safety when she's riding in a car or truck! Never had this...

Has anyone else had it done? We tried medications a couple years ago and it was a disaster. This time, they offered to do a swab DNA testing from the inside of the cheek, send it off, and a week later we had a list if medications that was suggested. There were three columns, suggested medications, use with...

Hi all, I'm Jim, our son is 17, we just finally figured out, he has odd/cd, can someone please start us out in the right direction, this has been going on since birth, he takes 50mg of zoloft daily for his anxiety disorder, but I do not want him on a psychotropic medication any and all...

Hi all, I have been a lurker for a little while, but now it is time to come out of the shadows, I guess, as we could really use some help. I am putting background in black, and questions in red, so skimmers can get right to the point. I think this will be a long post. He is 13 years old, 7th...

difficult child was on Strattera all summer and was always having rages - like a volcano ready to explode over a" look" or even just a request to do something. So it was stopped a little over two weeks ago and the generic Prozac was started (10 mg - she weighs 98#). The explosions have slowed down to...

I am new to the whole world of cutting. i found out tonight my 18yr difficult child has been cutting for 1.5yrs. her cuts aren’t deep so I have been told. Brief summary of why I am here: my oldest difficult child has been a handful for a long time. I came to this board a few years back when I had no where else to...

While the article says that proof is not there for the psychiatric "cocktails", it does show that some kids could not function without their psychiatric drugs. All things must be balanced, in my humble opinion. NY TIMES November 23, 2006 Proof Is Scant on Psychiatric Drug Mix for Young By GARDINER HARRIS Their...

difficult child went to the psychiatrist yesterday and was prescribed Celexa because the psychiatrist said she is obviously depressed. I know she seems depressed, but I dont think that is the root of the problem. I honestly think that she is bipolar. I talked to the psychiatrist a little about it, but she thought starting with...

Hi, all: Mom of 17yo daughter (turns 18 in early Sept). Laundry list of issues include: - childhood sexual abuse by babysitter's husband (before age 6; therapy) - poor choice of friends (drug-dealing 21yo boyfriend; yay!) - rejection by bio father at age 14 (he left when she was 3 mos. old; my...

My 11 years old asperger son is getting more and more aggressive lately. He is only seen by his psychiatrist once a month. He is on adderall XR 20mg and zoloft 50mg. I totally understand challenging authority figure, manipulating, unremorseful is part of the asperger. But as parent we have...

difficult child seems to be falling further away from us. I am not sure where to turn. She has a p'doctor appointment on the 6th, and therapist on the 12th. She does ok, but then falls asleep on the couch, and then can't/won't get up to do H.W. or shower. How do I convince people that she needs help, and that we are...

I never thought I would be posting on anything, let alone a conduct disorder board, but here I am, sick and tired and worn out. This nightmare it seems will never end. My grandson that we are raising, age 13, (14 soon)has been diagnosed with ADHD and ADD, major depression and ODD. All I had...

I haven't posted in awhile, but I lurk from time to time. We still struggle with or son and have been seeing the psychiatrist every 2-4 weeks. I have 2 separate questions/concerns... 1. He started difficult child on Abilify (5mg) a couple weeks ago to help stabalize his mood swings. He was a hyper maniac...

I'm at my wits end. My daughter is 14, she's had behaviour problems since she was small but they've gotten so severe and she's recently become violent to her older sister, threatening her life and threatening suicide. The screaming fits and temper have become a daily occurence, with our two...

I found this site searching for information on risperdal. My son takes that and has gained weight he can't stop eating and he can't sleep. I want to take him off of it but I am not sure of the risks and benefits. He also takes concerta and zoloft. I honestly want to take him off everything and...