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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 414059" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>Jena,</p><p></p><p>My experience with Lamictal (combined with other medications, though not starting at the same time) has been great for one, didn't help the other. We chose to titrate up slowly---more slowly than recommended because of rash issues. One of my children did develop rash, no idea if it was the rash (we were on vacation) so we d/c drug immediately per doctor's orders with no problem. Then we tried it again with slower titration, no problems. So whatever the rash was may have had absolutely nothing to do with drug.</p><p></p><p>It does take time to titrate up -- however, the child that it helped we saw improvements in even before we got to therapeutic dose. It helped alot with irritability and depression. He wasn't at manic though. And risperdal seems to help more with anxiety etc for him. So it may be good to keep on Zyprexa for a while until you get the Lamictal dialed in and figure out if it is helping. You don't want to pull the Zyprexa and be trying to figure out what the Lamictal is doing at the same time. The Zyprexa may be doing more than you realize--even if it falls way short of what you want to have happen. </p><p></p><p>On clinginess, one of my difficult children had strong separation anxiety type issues. In part they interfered strongly with his school work even in a very supportive setting in public schools. He just wanted to stay home all the time. It wasn't until he tanked and we were forced to get him into an wilderness and then Residential Treatment Center (RTC) type setting that he was forced to deal with the separation issues. It was difficult, but he is now showing much more confidence in social situations and ability to survive on his own. (This happened at 15, however). It is so hard when they are home because it is hard as a parent to see them suffer and not want to protect them to some degree--and hard to sever the apron strings on the parent's end as well.</p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 414059, member: 2322"] Jena, My experience with Lamictal (combined with other medications, though not starting at the same time) has been great for one, didn't help the other. We chose to titrate up slowly---more slowly than recommended because of rash issues. One of my children did develop rash, no idea if it was the rash (we were on vacation) so we d/c drug immediately per doctor's orders with no problem. Then we tried it again with slower titration, no problems. So whatever the rash was may have had absolutely nothing to do with drug. It does take time to titrate up -- however, the child that it helped we saw improvements in even before we got to therapeutic dose. It helped alot with irritability and depression. He wasn't at manic though. And risperdal seems to help more with anxiety etc for him. So it may be good to keep on Zyprexa for a while until you get the Lamictal dialed in and figure out if it is helping. You don't want to pull the Zyprexa and be trying to figure out what the Lamictal is doing at the same time. The Zyprexa may be doing more than you realize--even if it falls way short of what you want to have happen. On clinginess, one of my difficult children had strong separation anxiety type issues. In part they interfered strongly with his school work even in a very supportive setting in public schools. He just wanted to stay home all the time. It wasn't until he tanked and we were forced to get him into an wilderness and then Residential Treatment Center (RTC) type setting that he was forced to deal with the separation issues. It was difficult, but he is now showing much more confidence in social situations and ability to survive on his own. (This happened at 15, however). It is so hard when they are home because it is hard as a parent to see them suffer and not want to protect them to some degree--and hard to sever the apron strings on the parent's end as well. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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