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13 year old in psychiatric ward for first time
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<blockquote data-quote="Otto von Bismark" data-source="post: 466911" data-attributes="member: 12905"><p>Well, thank you. Reading this makes me feel better. I have only read a few positive testimonies about Abilify. It is our first night on Abilify -- he is on 2 mg. I cannot sleep because I worry about the suicidal thoughts that came on him so suddenly after the 6 days on Zoloft. So, I am on the board reading.</p><p></p><p>We saw the clinical psychologist tonight and it was a very good experience. I trust him. He asked great questions, was amazing with my son, and best of all -- he has a plan! Yay! Someone has a plan, and it's not me!</p><p></p><p>I also mentioned my daughter's and son's experiences with the psychiatrist, and he works very closely with three psychiatrists and treats many patients with medications. Although he disagreed with the psychiatrist on some issues (treatment of my DD1), he agreed that 2 mg of Abilify will be a good try for my GFC son. </p><p></p><p>I worry about side effects. We have always done natural treatments of anything we can -- diet, biomedical, orthomolecular approaches, so this is hard. </p><p></p><p>Gross side note on caring for mentally ill child during a crisis:</p><p>I was thinking of how I suddenly hated my hair. It wasn't feeling good or looking good. It was ratty on the ends and I thought that it was time to get it cut short. I just kept putting it up. I almost made an appointment to bob it off, then I realized that I hadn't washed it in six or seven days!!!!!! I popped into the bath a few times, but my hair is thick and takes forever to detangle and dry, so I have been skipping it. Oh, and my pants are all tight. Wake up call to take care of myself.</p><p></p><p>Goodnight, all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Otto von Bismark, post: 466911, member: 12905"] Well, thank you. Reading this makes me feel better. I have only read a few positive testimonies about Abilify. It is our first night on Abilify -- he is on 2 mg. I cannot sleep because I worry about the suicidal thoughts that came on him so suddenly after the 6 days on Zoloft. So, I am on the board reading. We saw the clinical psychologist tonight and it was a very good experience. I trust him. He asked great questions, was amazing with my son, and best of all -- he has a plan! Yay! Someone has a plan, and it's not me! I also mentioned my daughter's and son's experiences with the psychiatrist, and he works very closely with three psychiatrists and treats many patients with medications. Although he disagreed with the psychiatrist on some issues (treatment of my DD1), he agreed that 2 mg of Abilify will be a good try for my GFC son. I worry about side effects. We have always done natural treatments of anything we can -- diet, biomedical, orthomolecular approaches, so this is hard. Gross side note on caring for mentally ill child during a crisis: I was thinking of how I suddenly hated my hair. It wasn't feeling good or looking good. It was ratty on the ends and I thought that it was time to get it cut short. I just kept putting it up. I almost made an appointment to bob it off, then I realized that I hadn't washed it in six or seven days!!!!!! I popped into the bath a few times, but my hair is thick and takes forever to detangle and dry, so I have been skipping it. Oh, and my pants are all tight. Wake up call to take care of myself. Goodnight, all. [/QUOTE]
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