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<blockquote data-quote="Farmwife" data-source="post: 371733" data-attributes="member: 8617"><p>I don't recall what medications your difficult child was started on. Everyone reacts so differently and some medications act faster than others. Bearing that in mind I do have tid bits of what I have learned over time.</p><p> </p><p>1.If your difficult child is bi polar or a variation of a cycler he could very well just be cycling and in a more upswing.</p><p> </p><p>2.The placebo effect does exist but is very short lived so if it is that it would wear off pretty quickly, at least that's what I have seen. I wouldn't assume it is this though, just one possibility.</p><p> </p><p>3.Are you calmer now because of the help and maybe difficult child is picking up on that? If you are feeling more settled you may be harder to play games on.</p><p> </p><p>4. Yes, medications can work that fast depending on what medication. The general rule of thumb I have been told is that it can take two weeks to notice real differences because it takes that long for a therapeutic level to build up in the blood stream. Then the next month after that you start to see perhaps a little more of a leveling off and good benefits a bit at a time. That doesn't mean you can't get some benefit very quickly. It is possible. Fast acting medications would certainly kick in right away if they help difficult child sleep or with anxiety etc. Things like lorazepam can manage anxiety within a half hour, risperdal can help sleep the first night so like I said, depends on the medication.</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child is on slower acting medications and yes, I did see some slight rays of sunshine rather quickly. We did end up tapering down a dose because he needed less...that was a bit dodgy but we made it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>My only advice is enjoy this peace regardless of the cause. If this is the right combination I am very very happy for you. As I mentioned my difficult child had ups and downs on medications until we got the right combination. If these medications work "too good" and end up needing adjustment in dosages or even type of medication try not to get discouraged. It generally is a process and those slips back can really knock the wind out of you. Again, congrats if you got it right from the start but please don't give up if it needs tweaking. If not now already you will get relief eventually. You are on the right track.</p><p> </p><p>Congrats also on a peaceful talk with difficult child!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmwife, post: 371733, member: 8617"] I don't recall what medications your difficult child was started on. Everyone reacts so differently and some medications act faster than others. Bearing that in mind I do have tid bits of what I have learned over time. 1.If your difficult child is bi polar or a variation of a cycler he could very well just be cycling and in a more upswing. 2.The placebo effect does exist but is very short lived so if it is that it would wear off pretty quickly, at least that's what I have seen. I wouldn't assume it is this though, just one possibility. 3.Are you calmer now because of the help and maybe difficult child is picking up on that? If you are feeling more settled you may be harder to play games on. 4. Yes, medications can work that fast depending on what medication. The general rule of thumb I have been told is that it can take two weeks to notice real differences because it takes that long for a therapeutic level to build up in the blood stream. Then the next month after that you start to see perhaps a little more of a leveling off and good benefits a bit at a time. That doesn't mean you can't get some benefit very quickly. It is possible. Fast acting medications would certainly kick in right away if they help difficult child sleep or with anxiety etc. Things like lorazepam can manage anxiety within a half hour, risperdal can help sleep the first night so like I said, depends on the medication. My difficult child is on slower acting medications and yes, I did see some slight rays of sunshine rather quickly. We did end up tapering down a dose because he needed less...that was a bit dodgy but we made it. My only advice is enjoy this peace regardless of the cause. If this is the right combination I am very very happy for you. As I mentioned my difficult child had ups and downs on medications until we got the right combination. If these medications work "too good" and end up needing adjustment in dosages or even type of medication try not to get discouraged. It generally is a process and those slips back can really knock the wind out of you. Again, congrats if you got it right from the start but please don't give up if it needs tweaking. If not now already you will get relief eventually. You are on the right track. Congrats also on a peaceful talk with difficult child!!! [/QUOTE]
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