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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 635758" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>No medication will solve his problems alone. They can do a lot of good or a little good, depending on the person, and help that person learn, usually in therapy, how to cope better and these skills that he is now able to focus on enough to learn can be invaluable. But anyone who expects medication alone to totally cure a learning/behavioral problem (not saying you do) will be disappointed. And, honestly, if somebody is overly agitated on a certain day due to life's normal stresses or just the moon not aligning right with the stars, you can be right back where you used to be and forget your coping skills and the medications can be less helpful when your body is amped up because of stress. Stress can interfere with how well the medication works.</p><p></p><p>medications saved my life. I know they did. I have been able to live a good, fulfilling life in spite of my neurological problems because of one anti-depressant and one tranquilizer. But I still need to remember coping skills and social skills more than other people (ok, well, MUCH more) and that requires ongoing therapy to give me a tune up. I think medications are great when they work, but I don't think they provide anybody who tends to have moodswings with a totally stable emotional constitution. Ya just have to sort of learn skills to bring you back when you get off kilter. And J., of course, is still very young for that. But that may be why he has a good half day then a worse half a day and a good few days then a bad day, etc. When he is older he will be able to learn lots of cool stressbusting tricks, emotional dysregulation tricks, and ways to calm his energy and anger.</p><p></p><p>Just food for thought. I'm glad the medication seems to be helping him somewhat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 635758, member: 1550"] No medication will solve his problems alone. They can do a lot of good or a little good, depending on the person, and help that person learn, usually in therapy, how to cope better and these skills that he is now able to focus on enough to learn can be invaluable. But anyone who expects medication alone to totally cure a learning/behavioral problem (not saying you do) will be disappointed. And, honestly, if somebody is overly agitated on a certain day due to life's normal stresses or just the moon not aligning right with the stars, you can be right back where you used to be and forget your coping skills and the medications can be less helpful when your body is amped up because of stress. Stress can interfere with how well the medication works. medications saved my life. I know they did. I have been able to live a good, fulfilling life in spite of my neurological problems because of one anti-depressant and one tranquilizer. But I still need to remember coping skills and social skills more than other people (ok, well, MUCH more) and that requires ongoing therapy to give me a tune up. I think medications are great when they work, but I don't think they provide anybody who tends to have moodswings with a totally stable emotional constitution. Ya just have to sort of learn skills to bring you back when you get off kilter. And J., of course, is still very young for that. But that may be why he has a good half day then a worse half a day and a good few days then a bad day, etc. When he is older he will be able to learn lots of cool stressbusting tricks, emotional dysregulation tricks, and ways to calm his energy and anger. Just food for thought. I'm glad the medication seems to be helping him somewhat. [/QUOTE]
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