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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 158072" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Ok, let me see if I can get the questions answered before I need to check on him again. If I have to post in mid-sentence, I'll be back later!</p><p></p><p>He says things started feeling wierd when the zyprexa was added. That would have been a couple of months ago (it was then switched to seroquel in psychiatric hospital - I took him there due to major cycling and resulting behavior). The seroquel was switched to risperdal this past week. He says he hasn'tr felt wierd this week. I can't quite get from him what he means by "wierd". I have to handle this questioning carefully. Now, he has been on a really low dose of risperdal this week, so that might make a difference. He brought up again that the zyprexa and seroquell just left him sleepy all the time.</p><p></p><p>I asked again about thoughts about doing risky stuff that could make him die and not wanting to live. He said he wasn't going to do anything, please don't take it that way. I said that I understood, he wasn't taking action on these thoughts right now, but he was still having the thoughts. I'll have to broach this subject again to get any further with him.</p><p></p><p>Sara, you may be onto someething regarding AP's and cravings. We tried lamictol last summer- now difficult child was not sleeping and seemed more hypomanic when we tried it so I don't know if that makes a ddifference, but lamictol made it worse- he was awake for 30+ hours straight, bouncing off the walls, and telling me he would do what he needed to do. So, we went to lithium and anytime we try to switch lithobid out, raging and trouble sleeping comes back. Although, it came back a couple of months ago, even while on lithobid. He was wild (for lack of better term) and not himself for a about 2-3 mos in late winter/early spring of 2006. At the time, that was determined to be a reaction to depression, which he had clearly shown sserious signs of, and suicidal tendencies. He had not been on any medications until then- and that is when prozac was started. After last year, we thought it was mania. He was taken off prozac and left off medications for about 6 weeks. He exhibited signs of hypomania at that time. I had never seen signs like that in him before. </p><p></p><p>Lithobid took care of raging and sleeplessness, but there were still signs of hypomania. Or, I have also wondered if these weren't a result of AD and mood stabilizers. I just don't know if that can happen. Anyway, that is why depakote was added. The wierd thing to me- my sone only exhibited signs of full-blown mania in laate winter or spring. All these medications didn't sstop that from happening this year either.</p><p></p><p>Janet- it could be a lie, that is true. Lord knows, my son lies when he is not stable. The reason that I tend to believe him on this one is that there have been other signs that this guy is a quack. And, a couple of weeks ago, difficult child told him he had cheeked his medications. The therapist did tell me after I pulled him aside and asked. But, he had also told difficult child something casual like "well, do you think maybe you should take them if you are getting ready to go to court". I thought it should have been something a little more like- "because you have to have them- court or no court". Then, there have been a couple of things this therapist has done that were just dishonest in my book and left me thinking he didn't know as much as he claimed to. The therapist is supposed to call me this week- I will definitely be getting his side of this, but, knowing difficult child and the way he told me about this, I tend to believe him. For one thing, difficult child has always loved going to this therapist, and I already had the impression that the guy was just telling difficult child whatever he wanted to hear. I haven't completely ruled out that difficult child is lying, but right now, I am giving him the benefit of the doubt- until I talk to therapist. Oh- then before- difficult child had told me about therapist bring in games for them to play that were rated M, which difficult child knows I don't let him play and therapist should have known a 13 yo should not be playing, in my humble opinion.</p><p></p><p>Thanks to all of you for the support and advice!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 158072, member: 3699"] Ok, let me see if I can get the questions answered before I need to check on him again. If I have to post in mid-sentence, I'll be back later! He says things started feeling wierd when the zyprexa was added. That would have been a couple of months ago (it was then switched to seroquel in psychiatric hospital - I took him there due to major cycling and resulting behavior). The seroquel was switched to risperdal this past week. He says he hasn'tr felt wierd this week. I can't quite get from him what he means by "wierd". I have to handle this questioning carefully. Now, he has been on a really low dose of risperdal this week, so that might make a difference. He brought up again that the zyprexa and seroquell just left him sleepy all the time. I asked again about thoughts about doing risky stuff that could make him die and not wanting to live. He said he wasn't going to do anything, please don't take it that way. I said that I understood, he wasn't taking action on these thoughts right now, but he was still having the thoughts. I'll have to broach this subject again to get any further with him. Sara, you may be onto someething regarding AP's and cravings. We tried lamictol last summer- now difficult child was not sleeping and seemed more hypomanic when we tried it so I don't know if that makes a ddifference, but lamictol made it worse- he was awake for 30+ hours straight, bouncing off the walls, and telling me he would do what he needed to do. So, we went to lithium and anytime we try to switch lithobid out, raging and trouble sleeping comes back. Although, it came back a couple of months ago, even while on lithobid. He was wild (for lack of better term) and not himself for a about 2-3 mos in late winter/early spring of 2006. At the time, that was determined to be a reaction to depression, which he had clearly shown sserious signs of, and suicidal tendencies. He had not been on any medications until then- and that is when prozac was started. After last year, we thought it was mania. He was taken off prozac and left off medications for about 6 weeks. He exhibited signs of hypomania at that time. I had never seen signs like that in him before. Lithobid took care of raging and sleeplessness, but there were still signs of hypomania. Or, I have also wondered if these weren't a result of AD and mood stabilizers. I just don't know if that can happen. Anyway, that is why depakote was added. The wierd thing to me- my sone only exhibited signs of full-blown mania in laate winter or spring. All these medications didn't sstop that from happening this year either. Janet- it could be a lie, that is true. Lord knows, my son lies when he is not stable. The reason that I tend to believe him on this one is that there have been other signs that this guy is a quack. And, a couple of weeks ago, difficult child told him he had cheeked his medications. The therapist did tell me after I pulled him aside and asked. But, he had also told difficult child something casual like "well, do you think maybe you should take them if you are getting ready to go to court". I thought it should have been something a little more like- "because you have to have them- court or no court". Then, there have been a couple of things this therapist has done that were just dishonest in my book and left me thinking he didn't know as much as he claimed to. The therapist is supposed to call me this week- I will definitely be getting his side of this, but, knowing difficult child and the way he told me about this, I tend to believe him. For one thing, difficult child has always loved going to this therapist, and I already had the impression that the guy was just telling difficult child whatever he wanted to hear. I haven't completely ruled out that difficult child is lying, but right now, I am giving him the benefit of the doubt- until I talk to therapist. Oh- then before- difficult child had told me about therapist bring in games for them to play that were rated M, which difficult child knows I don't let him play and therapist should have known a 13 yo should not be playing, in my humble opinion. Thanks to all of you for the support and advice!!! [/QUOTE]
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