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Anyone know a good MOOD STABILIZER??
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<blockquote data-quote="xlagirl" data-source="post: 359301"><p>Hi,</p><p> </p><p>Thank you for all your input. The doctor just called from the psychiatric hospital and said they will be starting him on 150 mg of Depkote.</p><p>This is in addition to his 25 mg of Ability, and 18 mg of Concerta.</p><p> </p><p>A couple of you mentioned that he is on a high dose of Abilify? That is strange because then the doctor from the psychiatric hospital called me last Sat. she had mentioned that he was still on a starting dose with Abilify. So, she increased it by adding 5 more mg.</p><p>So he now takes 10mg in the morning, 5 mg in the afternoon, and 10 m in the evening of the Abilify.</p><p>The Abilify has been helping his with his suicidal thoughts, and his self injury. It's not perfect, but so much better than prior to when he started Abilify.</p><p> </p><p>As for the stimulant - At age 7 he started taking 18mg of Concerta, then at age 8 they switched him to 10mg Focalin. The Focalin did not work at all, so while in the psychiatric hospital they stopped the stimulant all together for a few days and now they just put him back on the Concerta yesterday.</p><p>I know many of you say to stop the stimulant all together because it can have a negative effect on him, especially with him having Asperger's.</p><p>I will bring that up to his doctor. I will also be monitoring his moods when he gets home. If he still rages after adding the Depakote then I will try removing the stimulant all together to see if that helps. Thanks for the heads up on that!</p><p> </p><p>Gosh, it's so hard trying to get just the right mix of medications for these little guys, isn't it?</p><p>And to add to that, Midwestmom mentioned that it will make him more hungry and most likely gain more weight. He has already gained so much weight from the Abilify. And, he eats soooo much already. Maybe I should take him to a nutritionalist? I wonder if they can help get the eating under control?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>SJb - Sorry to hear about your difficult child not following the doctors oders and staying on her medications. That is really not good. I hope you can get her to go to the doctor appointment. and discuss it with the doctor. It sounds like she is embarrased by the "personal" side effects and she may feel better talking to one of the nurses than the doctor is it's a male doctor.</p><p>Bets of luck. I hope it all works out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xlagirl, post: 359301"] Hi, Thank you for all your input. The doctor just called from the psychiatric hospital and said they will be starting him on 150 mg of Depkote. This is in addition to his 25 mg of Ability, and 18 mg of Concerta. A couple of you mentioned that he is on a high dose of Abilify? That is strange because then the doctor from the psychiatric hospital called me last Sat. she had mentioned that he was still on a starting dose with Abilify. So, she increased it by adding 5 more mg. So he now takes 10mg in the morning, 5 mg in the afternoon, and 10 m in the evening of the Abilify. The Abilify has been helping his with his suicidal thoughts, and his self injury. It's not perfect, but so much better than prior to when he started Abilify. As for the stimulant - At age 7 he started taking 18mg of Concerta, then at age 8 they switched him to 10mg Focalin. The Focalin did not work at all, so while in the psychiatric hospital they stopped the stimulant all together for a few days and now they just put him back on the Concerta yesterday. I know many of you say to stop the stimulant all together because it can have a negative effect on him, especially with him having Asperger's. I will bring that up to his doctor. I will also be monitoring his moods when he gets home. If he still rages after adding the Depakote then I will try removing the stimulant all together to see if that helps. Thanks for the heads up on that! Gosh, it's so hard trying to get just the right mix of medications for these little guys, isn't it? And to add to that, Midwestmom mentioned that it will make him more hungry and most likely gain more weight. He has already gained so much weight from the Abilify. And, he eats soooo much already. Maybe I should take him to a nutritionalist? I wonder if they can help get the eating under control? SJb - Sorry to hear about your difficult child not following the doctors oders and staying on her medications. That is really not good. I hope you can get her to go to the doctor appointment. and discuss it with the doctor. It sounds like she is embarrased by the "personal" side effects and she may feel better talking to one of the nurses than the doctor is it's a male doctor. Bets of luck. I hope it all works out. [/QUOTE]
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