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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 46520" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Suzanne, hello from a mom who grew up in the Hartford area and knows the IOL by reputation well.</p><p></p><p>My son (difficult child 1) had a similar reaction to the antidepressants Zoloft, Prozac and Effexor that your difficult child had to Luvox (down to an attempt to jump out of husband's moving car). Even though his psychiatrist says we need to wait until difficult child 1 has gone through puberty to officially diagnosis bipolar disorder, the psychiatrist is treating him with mood stabilizers as if he has BiPolar (BP). And I have to say we are making slow but steady progress -- no more raging, no more aggression, very little anger. We honestly don't know if difficult child 1 has BiPolar (BP) -- we've been told it can take five years of observing the child to make a definitive diagnosis -- but in the meantime he is responding positively to BiPolar (BP) treatment. </p><p></p><p>The fact of the matter is that we had very few medication choices left. We had blown through just about every ADHD medication, every antidepressant, an atypical antipsychotic (Risperdal), and his moods just kept getting worse and worse. Imagine how grateful we were when the mood stabilizers Depakote and then Lamictal made a positive difference. </p><p></p><p>Like Depakote and Lamictal, Trileptal is a mood stabilizer prescribed for bipolar disorder. It has a relatively low side effect profile (better than Risperdal in fact), and it might make a difference for your difficult child. I personally think you should read up on it and consider it as your next step (do you want your difficult child to have to suffer for an entire year while awaiting an official diagnosis?).</p><p></p><p>I agree with the need for a neuropsychologist evaluation -- difficult child 1 has had one as well -- but what will change in a year that will allow the IOL to make an official diagnosis? I have to say I was confused by that part of your post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 46520, member: 2423"] Suzanne, hello from a mom who grew up in the Hartford area and knows the IOL by reputation well. My son (difficult child 1) had a similar reaction to the antidepressants Zoloft, Prozac and Effexor that your difficult child had to Luvox (down to an attempt to jump out of husband's moving car). Even though his psychiatrist says we need to wait until difficult child 1 has gone through puberty to officially diagnosis bipolar disorder, the psychiatrist is treating him with mood stabilizers as if he has BiPolar (BP). And I have to say we are making slow but steady progress -- no more raging, no more aggression, very little anger. We honestly don't know if difficult child 1 has BiPolar (BP) -- we've been told it can take five years of observing the child to make a definitive diagnosis -- but in the meantime he is responding positively to BiPolar (BP) treatment. The fact of the matter is that we had very few medication choices left. We had blown through just about every ADHD medication, every antidepressant, an atypical antipsychotic (Risperdal), and his moods just kept getting worse and worse. Imagine how grateful we were when the mood stabilizers Depakote and then Lamictal made a positive difference. Like Depakote and Lamictal, Trileptal is a mood stabilizer prescribed for bipolar disorder. It has a relatively low side effect profile (better than Risperdal in fact), and it might make a difference for your difficult child. I personally think you should read up on it and consider it as your next step (do you want your difficult child to have to suffer for an entire year while awaiting an official diagnosis?). I agree with the need for a neuropsychologist evaluation -- difficult child 1 has had one as well -- but what will change in a year that will allow the IOL to make an official diagnosis? I have to say I was confused by that part of your post. [/QUOTE]
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