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I'll be sure to ask the psychiatrist about trying Clonidine during our appointment on Nov 9th.  Thanks for the information about that.  difficult child was less agitated and had no meltdowns today, got into plenty of trouble and was very hyperactive but no violence....not as peaceful as previously but better today without Focalin on board.  His dad has him for the next week.  Also, difficult child is still having complications from the antibiotics he is on for the bone infection so we need to call the infectious disease doctors.  Probably won't address the Focalin issue until psychiatrist appointment because of this.


Buddy that test you describe is how I determined that lithium was really working for him.  He would come home from school or transition from his dad's house and I would not get hit with the usual explosion I had become accustomed to.  That was really, really, nice.  He was having problems at school but my home was so peaceful.  I agreed to trial the stimulants again because his conduct at school was so bad and difficult child kept complaining that he could not focus.    He has not been suicidal nor depressed so I think that the lithium on board is helping with that but feel like I am back to pre-lithium days since he went back on Focalin.


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