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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 118383" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>I'm glad you liked the new psychiatrist. We, too, went through two years of medication changes with my difficult child 1, and we weren't getting anywhere. He wasn't phsycially aggressive (a mood stabilizer took care of that), but he was severely depressed and emotionally shut down. We placed him in a day treatment program at a local psychiatric hospital for 5 weeks. The attending psychiatrist immediately took him off his ADHD medication (Focalin XR) and his antidepressant (Lexapro) and added a second mood stabilizer (Zonegran) to his Lamictal. Because difficult child 1 still had symptoms, the psychiatrist added Seroquel. He is actually improving for the first time in a long time. We're not out of the woods yet, but progress is progress. </p><p></p><p>So yes, I agree with your husband that your difficult child needs to be treated more aggressively. According to our psychiatrist, for kids with mood disorders, that often means two mood stabilizer and an atypical antipsychotic. If the combo chosen doesn't work, other combos need to be tried. </p><p></p><p>Hope the new psychiatrist makes a difference in your difficult child's life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 118383, member: 2423"] I'm glad you liked the new psychiatrist. We, too, went through two years of medication changes with my difficult child 1, and we weren't getting anywhere. He wasn't phsycially aggressive (a mood stabilizer took care of that), but he was severely depressed and emotionally shut down. We placed him in a day treatment program at a local psychiatric hospital for 5 weeks. The attending psychiatrist immediately took him off his ADHD medication (Focalin XR) and his antidepressant (Lexapro) and added a second mood stabilizer (Zonegran) to his Lamictal. Because difficult child 1 still had symptoms, the psychiatrist added Seroquel. He is actually improving for the first time in a long time. We're not out of the woods yet, but progress is progress. So yes, I agree with your husband that your difficult child needs to be treated more aggressively. According to our psychiatrist, for kids with mood disorders, that often means two mood stabilizer and an atypical antipsychotic. If the combo chosen doesn't work, other combos need to be tried. Hope the new psychiatrist makes a difference in your difficult child's life. [/QUOTE]
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