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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 395516" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Hi! difficult child 1 is at it again! He's back in the psychiatric hospital. for an overnight due to a meltdown (got home around midnight last night!). Very - extrememly long story...he's in a Community Residence about 5 miles away so I'm not involved on the daily behaviors. He comes home for about 5 hours on Saturdays and goes to our locally zoned school.</p><p> </p><p>We're having to take a re-look at medications. He's currently taking 4 mgs. of risperdal (1 in the am and 3 at 6 pm). The following is his medication history:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Here's the quick info:</p><p></p><p>Concerta - no good</p><p>Strattera - no good - allergic reaction</p><p>Buspar - no good - drooling - didn't work after (or before actually) the drooling started</p><p>Abilify - no effect but gained tons of weight</p><p>Hydroxizine - anxiety - sort of worked but made him super tired so it was given "as needed"</p><p>Seroquel - no good - HUGE weight gain - made him very, very aggressive (punching me and the walls, running away from home, very dramatic - foul mouth - zero self-control)</p><p>risperdal - HUGE weight gain - drooling started and now the other "stuff" is "re-manifesting"</p><p></p><p>At one point lamictal was mentioned and depacote or lithium. Truthfully, they scare me - I don't know where to turn.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I'm seeing as his symptomology that needs to be addressed:</p><p></p><p>anxiety</p><p>impulsivity</p><p>aggression/anger</p><p> </p><p>Now we all know that I know that none of you are docs - HOWEVER - there's a lot of history on this board that you've all gotten positive reactions via experience and the "try and try again" method that goes on with our kids. Please know that I'll still research any suggestions that have worked for you!</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for any and all insight!</p><p> </p><p>Beth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 395516, member: 3814"] Hi! difficult child 1 is at it again! He's back in the psychiatric hospital. for an overnight due to a meltdown (got home around midnight last night!). Very - extrememly long story...he's in a Community Residence about 5 miles away so I'm not involved on the daily behaviors. He comes home for about 5 hours on Saturdays and goes to our locally zoned school. We're having to take a re-look at medications. He's currently taking 4 mgs. of risperdal (1 in the am and 3 at 6 pm). The following is his medication history: Here's the quick info: Concerta - no good Strattera - no good - allergic reaction Buspar - no good - drooling - didn't work after (or before actually) the drooling started Abilify - no effect but gained tons of weight Hydroxizine - anxiety - sort of worked but made him super tired so it was given "as needed" Seroquel - no good - HUGE weight gain - made him very, very aggressive (punching me and the walls, running away from home, very dramatic - foul mouth - zero self-control) risperdal - HUGE weight gain - drooling started and now the other "stuff" is "re-manifesting" At one point lamictal was mentioned and depacote or lithium. Truthfully, they scare me - I don't know where to turn. Here's what I'm seeing as his symptomology that needs to be addressed: anxiety impulsivity aggression/anger Now we all know that I know that none of you are docs - HOWEVER - there's a lot of history on this board that you've all gotten positive reactions via experience and the "try and try again" method that goes on with our kids. Please know that I'll still research any suggestions that have worked for you! Thanks for any and all insight! Beth [/QUOTE]
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