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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 232540" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>SW, I wasn't aware of that! </p><p> </p><p>The psychiatrist is fine with the dosage he's on now, and he said if it truly were too much for him, his affect would be flat, he would be so sedate that he wouldn't be functioning, and yet he clearly is. It's the psychiatrist who said he's amazed at how fast difficult child 2 is burning through this stuff, especially when I tell him what he's like if a dose is missed or is late. He said most people would have enough in their system to keep them stable despite any dosing variations. And the fact that he's so sensitive to any variation in the amount of stimulant he gets is also telling.</p><p> </p><p>I guess as the mom, I just am curious if he's always going to be like this, or if it's strictly because of his age. I guess a blood test would tell us if his liver is being stressed too much, too.</p><p> </p><p>The psychiatrist offered to run a fasting glucose since I am a bit concerned about his weight -- although he was practically anorexic a year ago before we got him off the higher dose of stimulants, he's now crossed the line and has a belly forming, which isn't healthy either.</p><p> </p><p>Then again, maybe I'm just obsessing again and should be thankful he's as stable as he his. Things could be much, much worse!</p><p> </p><p>I'll ask about the genetic test anyway. Can't hurt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 232540, member: 3444"] SW, I wasn't aware of that! The psychiatrist is fine with the dosage he's on now, and he said if it truly were too much for him, his affect would be flat, he would be so sedate that he wouldn't be functioning, and yet he clearly is. It's the psychiatrist who said he's amazed at how fast difficult child 2 is burning through this stuff, especially when I tell him what he's like if a dose is missed or is late. He said most people would have enough in their system to keep them stable despite any dosing variations. And the fact that he's so sensitive to any variation in the amount of stimulant he gets is also telling. I guess as the mom, I just am curious if he's always going to be like this, or if it's strictly because of his age. I guess a blood test would tell us if his liver is being stressed too much, too. The psychiatrist offered to run a fasting glucose since I am a bit concerned about his weight -- although he was practically anorexic a year ago before we got him off the higher dose of stimulants, he's now crossed the line and has a belly forming, which isn't healthy either. Then again, maybe I'm just obsessing again and should be thankful he's as stable as he his. Things could be much, much worse! I'll ask about the genetic test anyway. Can't hurt. [/QUOTE]
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