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<blockquote data-quote="tandcg" data-source="post: 320518" data-attributes="member: 7456"><p>My 14 year old son was diagnosed last year with Bipolar, ADHD, and ODD.</p><p> </p><p>We've been messing with medications for a year now, with the plan to get his moods stabilized first before worrying about his ability to focus.</p><p> </p><p>He was doing pretty good with a combination of depakote and abilify, so over the last month or so, we decided to experiment with a low dose of Concerta.</p><p>(He started at 18 mg, then went to 27 mg, and is supposed to be jumping again to 36 mg.)</p><p> </p><p>At first I thought the Concerta was helping, since he seemed to have more energy during the day. But now my gut is telling me something different... I think I'm beginning to see mood changes again, but I'm having a hard time figuring out if it's the ODD behavior and not because of the stimulant.</p><p> </p><p>Has anyone tried mixing stimulants with depakote and/or abilify with a negative outcome? What kinds of symptoms did you see? Are there any medication combinations for this diagnosis that are working for anyone?</p><p> </p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/whiteflag.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":whiteflag:" title="whiteflag :whiteflag:" data-shortname=":whiteflag:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tandcg, post: 320518, member: 7456"] My 14 year old son was diagnosed last year with Bipolar, ADHD, and ODD. We've been messing with medications for a year now, with the plan to get his moods stabilized first before worrying about his ability to focus. He was doing pretty good with a combination of depakote and abilify, so over the last month or so, we decided to experiment with a low dose of Concerta. (He started at 18 mg, then went to 27 mg, and is supposed to be jumping again to 36 mg.) At first I thought the Concerta was helping, since he seemed to have more energy during the day. But now my gut is telling me something different... I think I'm beginning to see mood changes again, but I'm having a hard time figuring out if it's the ODD behavior and not because of the stimulant. Has anyone tried mixing stimulants with depakote and/or abilify with a negative outcome? What kinds of symptoms did you see? Are there any medication combinations for this diagnosis that are working for anyone? :whiteflag: [/QUOTE]
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