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<blockquote data-quote="graceupongrace" data-source="post: 296804" data-attributes="member: 7371"><p>Heartsick,</p><p></p><p>I am sorry for the pain you're feeling right now. A diagnosis is a shock (sort of a jolt of reality), but it also sets the stage for treatment. It's the first step to getting meaningful help.</p><p></p><p>I agree with Susiestar, though, that you should look for someone other than a pediatrician to prescribe medications. Ask the neuropsychologist and/or the mental health facility to recommend a pediatric & adolescent psychiatrist. This area of medicine is very complex, and a pediatrician just cannot be as well-versed on all the nuances of the various medications and combinations of medications. Getting the medications right is a tricky process. It involves a lot of trial and error, and it changes over time as the symptoms change, and as your child grows. It gets even more complicated at puberty, when you have to deal with hormonal factors and rapid growth.</p><p></p><p>The pediatrician, however, is a fine place to start for the urinary issues, to determine whether there's an organic cause (e.g., a urinary tract infection).</p><p></p><p>Sending many hugs your way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="graceupongrace, post: 296804, member: 7371"] Heartsick, I am sorry for the pain you're feeling right now. A diagnosis is a shock (sort of a jolt of reality), but it also sets the stage for treatment. It's the first step to getting meaningful help. I agree with Susiestar, though, that you should look for someone other than a pediatrician to prescribe medications. Ask the neuropsychologist and/or the mental health facility to recommend a pediatric & adolescent psychiatrist. This area of medicine is very complex, and a pediatrician just cannot be as well-versed on all the nuances of the various medications and combinations of medications. Getting the medications right is a tricky process. It involves a lot of trial and error, and it changes over time as the symptoms change, and as your child grows. It gets even more complicated at puberty, when you have to deal with hormonal factors and rapid growth. The pediatrician, however, is a fine place to start for the urinary issues, to determine whether there's an organic cause (e.g., a urinary tract infection). Sending many hugs your way. [/QUOTE]
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