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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 141912" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Welcome back!</p><p></p><p>Has anyone taken a good look at your difficult child's medications? If he truly has bipolar disorder, he needs to be treated with a first-line mood stabilizer (Lithium, Depakote, Lamictal, Tegretol, Trileptal). Both antidepressants like Luvox and stimulants like Concerta can make kids with BiPolar (BP) much, much worse. While he's on an atypical antipsychotic (Risperdal), it's at such a low dose that it's unlikely to do much to curb his anger and aggression. And it's unlikely to do much against the bad side effects Luvox and Concerta can cause. You might want to check out the BiPolar (BP) treatment guidelines at <a href="http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>Before you fork over a tidy sum for a private Residential Treatment Center (RTC), I'd recommend getting your difficult child evaluated by a top-notch child/adolescent psychiatrist in your area. If his medications could be straightened out, he might be able to feel and do better than he is now.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 141912, member: 2423"] Welcome back! Has anyone taken a good look at your difficult child's medications? If he truly has bipolar disorder, he needs to be treated with a first-line mood stabilizer (Lithium, Depakote, Lamictal, Tegretol, Trileptal). Both antidepressants like Luvox and stimulants like Concerta can make kids with BiPolar (BP) much, much worse. While he's on an atypical antipsychotic (Risperdal), it's at such a low dose that it's unlikely to do much to curb his anger and aggression. And it's unlikely to do much against the bad side effects Luvox and Concerta can cause. You might want to check out the BiPolar (BP) treatment guidelines at [url]http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf[/url] Before you fork over a tidy sum for a private Residential Treatment Center (RTC), I'd recommend getting your difficult child evaluated by a top-notch child/adolescent psychiatrist in your area. If his medications could be straightened out, he might be able to feel and do better than he is now. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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