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Day 15 on Intuniv - HELP PLEASE
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<blockquote data-quote="TiredSoul" data-source="post: 382038" data-attributes="member: 3930"><p>Thanks Shari and gcvmom. We had the appointment with his pediatrician-doctor. She told us to stop the Intuniv and stay on just the Concerta 27 mg, as he has been taking. She said she has three options she wants to run by her follow colleagues.</p><p></p><p>1. Increase from 27 to 36 mg Concerta</p><p>2. Go back to Adderrall XR</p><p>3. Reduce Concerta from 27 to 18 mg and add Intuniv back in</p><p></p><p>She confirmed what I thought about pediatric psychiatrists in the area. There are basically 4. The one who we saw one time, who is no longer taking new patients or adding to his load. Two at a mental health clinic that only take state insurance. And one at another office whom she did not recommend. I asked her what other people do in our situation, if they go to the next closest big city and she said no. They just work together with the counselors and manage it that way. So for example - we start seeing a counselor and they say difficult child's exhibiting anxiety - they would tell her that as well and she would prescribe the appropriate medication. Does this sound right?? We were her first Intuniv case. </p><p></p><p>She just says she is so glad we are going to go to counseling. I just don't think that is going to work. I don't think my son is going to participate. I don't think that is going to stop his aggression. I could be wrong - I guess we'll have to wait and see. That is at least 5 weeks out though with our initial appointment being on 10/13 and then that doctor being out until the beginning of Nov. If we have many more night like the last few, this is not going to work at all. I wish I could give him a chill pill. Something that would just relax and calm him when he melts down and rages like that. I need some too in order to deal with him.</p><p></p><p>Do you think we should find a psychiatrist in a neighboring city? Do you think the medication changes mentioned above are going to do anything to help? I just don't know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TiredSoul, post: 382038, member: 3930"] Thanks Shari and gcvmom. We had the appointment with his pediatrician-doctor. She told us to stop the Intuniv and stay on just the Concerta 27 mg, as he has been taking. She said she has three options she wants to run by her follow colleagues. 1. Increase from 27 to 36 mg Concerta 2. Go back to Adderrall XR 3. Reduce Concerta from 27 to 18 mg and add Intuniv back in She confirmed what I thought about pediatric psychiatrists in the area. There are basically 4. The one who we saw one time, who is no longer taking new patients or adding to his load. Two at a mental health clinic that only take state insurance. And one at another office whom she did not recommend. I asked her what other people do in our situation, if they go to the next closest big city and she said no. They just work together with the counselors and manage it that way. So for example - we start seeing a counselor and they say difficult child's exhibiting anxiety - they would tell her that as well and she would prescribe the appropriate medication. Does this sound right?? We were her first Intuniv case. She just says she is so glad we are going to go to counseling. I just don't think that is going to work. I don't think my son is going to participate. I don't think that is going to stop his aggression. I could be wrong - I guess we'll have to wait and see. That is at least 5 weeks out though with our initial appointment being on 10/13 and then that doctor being out until the beginning of Nov. If we have many more night like the last few, this is not going to work at all. I wish I could give him a chill pill. Something that would just relax and calm him when he melts down and rages like that. I need some too in order to deal with him. Do you think we should find a psychiatrist in a neighboring city? Do you think the medication changes mentioned above are going to do anything to help? I just don't know. [/QUOTE]
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