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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 437993" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>There are ALWAYS other options for medication, so don't feel like you're at a dead end with his treatment. You might want to ask your psychiatrist about taking him OFF the stimulant medication and try something like Intuniv. It's a non-stimulant medication for ADHD and it has helped my BiPolar (BP)/ADHD kiddo very well. And FWIW, Adderall caused a lot of aggression/anger problems in both my difficult child's, and even before we had the BiPolar (BP) diagnosis in difficult child 2. </p><p></p><p>Another option for replacing the Risperdal is Seroquel. Same class of medications but it has a side effect profile that's a little better (at least it has been for us -- not nearly the weight gain issues, and NO dystonic reactions like we had with Abilify, Zyprexa and Risperdal). </p><p></p><p>Lamictal is known to be good for BiPolar (BP)'ers with depressive features, which it sounds like your difficult child tends toward. I don't know off-hand what the dosing is for it, but it might be worth a conversation with your psychiatrist to determine if he's at a high enough dosage. Kids grow, and that can affect body mass and how much medication they need.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 437993, member: 3444"] There are ALWAYS other options for medication, so don't feel like you're at a dead end with his treatment. You might want to ask your psychiatrist about taking him OFF the stimulant medication and try something like Intuniv. It's a non-stimulant medication for ADHD and it has helped my BiPolar (BP)/ADHD kiddo very well. And FWIW, Adderall caused a lot of aggression/anger problems in both my difficult child's, and even before we had the BiPolar (BP) diagnosis in difficult child 2. Another option for replacing the Risperdal is Seroquel. Same class of medications but it has a side effect profile that's a little better (at least it has been for us -- not nearly the weight gain issues, and NO dystonic reactions like we had with Abilify, Zyprexa and Risperdal). Lamictal is known to be good for BiPolar (BP)'ers with depressive features, which it sounds like your difficult child tends toward. I don't know off-hand what the dosing is for it, but it might be worth a conversation with your psychiatrist to determine if he's at a high enough dosage. Kids grow, and that can affect body mass and how much medication they need. [/QUOTE]
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