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<blockquote data-quote="shutterbunny" data-source="post: 31190" data-attributes="member: 3568"><p>Originally Posted By: Ltlredhen</p><p>Hi Michelle and welcome to the group!</p><p></p><p>We started out on 2.5 mg and worked our way up. Each time the aggressive behavior returned psychiatrist would increase the dosage. Finally after 3 different psychiatrists, we finally found one that prescribed lithium carbonate to work with the abilify. That is when I knew that we has indeed reached stability. My difficult child has been at Abilify 15 mg for 1 1/2 years now. </p><p></p><p>Donna </p><p></p><p></p><p>Donna, Thank you for relating your story. It really does help. I do have a question re: the lithium carbonate. Our neuropsychologist mentioned this as something might help my son, but then he said he wouldn't give it to a young child...it wasn't that he was vague, it's just he dismissed it because of possible long term damage he said it could do-he was specific with what he felt the damage might be. I never questioned this as he's the guy with two medical degrees and I'm the mom desperately seeking stable ground for my son and our family to walk on...but that your grandson is on it at pretty much the same age as my son makes me really question the validity of the neuropsychologist's concerns. If you have a chance, could you please let me know if your psychiatrist said anything about being able to keep your grandson on the lithium long term? I am now going to do some major research on this medication, but I'd like to hear first hand from someone who has had a child who has been prescribed this medicine. I know from my own experience with different pain medications that I take for a chronic condition, that one doctor will say one thing and another will say the opposite and 9 times out of 10 the truth lies in the middle of the two, but I'd truly like to hear if your psychiatrist mentioned any possibility of negative consequences of long term use of lithium carbonate or if perhaps it isn't his intention to keep your grandson on it long term...or if our neuropsychologist is using outdated/incorrect research. </p><p></p><p>Again, thanks so much for sharing your story, I'm so astonished to see so many people who are battling this same thing. I've spent the last four years feeling very isolated and alone and I'm seeing now that there are many kids out there like my son and that they are finding their way through...which means he can and we can as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutterbunny, post: 31190, member: 3568"] Originally Posted By: Ltlredhen Hi Michelle and welcome to the group! We started out on 2.5 mg and worked our way up. Each time the aggressive behavior returned psychiatrist would increase the dosage. Finally after 3 different psychiatrists, we finally found one that prescribed lithium carbonate to work with the abilify. That is when I knew that we has indeed reached stability. My difficult child has been at Abilify 15 mg for 1 1/2 years now. Donna Donna, Thank you for relating your story. It really does help. I do have a question re: the lithium carbonate. Our neuropsychologist mentioned this as something might help my son, but then he said he wouldn't give it to a young child...it wasn't that he was vague, it's just he dismissed it because of possible long term damage he said it could do-he was specific with what he felt the damage might be. I never questioned this as he's the guy with two medical degrees and I'm the mom desperately seeking stable ground for my son and our family to walk on...but that your grandson is on it at pretty much the same age as my son makes me really question the validity of the neuropsychologist's concerns. If you have a chance, could you please let me know if your psychiatrist said anything about being able to keep your grandson on the lithium long term? I am now going to do some major research on this medication, but I'd like to hear first hand from someone who has had a child who has been prescribed this medicine. I know from my own experience with different pain medications that I take for a chronic condition, that one doctor will say one thing and another will say the opposite and 9 times out of 10 the truth lies in the middle of the two, but I'd truly like to hear if your psychiatrist mentioned any possibility of negative consequences of long term use of lithium carbonate or if perhaps it isn't his intention to keep your grandson on it long term...or if our neuropsychologist is using outdated/incorrect research. Again, thanks so much for sharing your story, I'm so astonished to see so many people who are battling this same thing. I've spent the last four years feeling very isolated and alone and I'm seeing now that there are many kids out there like my son and that they are finding their way through...which means he can and we can as well. [/QUOTE]
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