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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs Smith" data-source="post: 84939" data-attributes="member: 3893"><p>A red flag to me would be that he's recommending a medication that has had unacceptable side effects in the past. Another red flag is that he is using the same drugs on all of your kids despite their different diagnoses. And finally, the last red flag is that he is disregarding your imput. I would shop for another doctor if it were me.</p><p></p><p>I went through half a dozen at least until I found the right one. Afterall, you have to live with the consequences of his medication choices. Don't accept anything that doesn't both dramatically improve behavior and has no negative side affects you and your child can't easily live with.</p><p></p><p>It's exhausting to retell the same histories over and over so maybe write it down once so you can hand over a written copy. I wish I had done that when I was going through it. Good luck! You will eventually find the best combination of medications, therapies and educational accomodations for your kids.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs Smith, post: 84939, member: 3893"] A red flag to me would be that he's recommending a medication that has had unacceptable side effects in the past. Another red flag is that he is using the same drugs on all of your kids despite their different diagnoses. And finally, the last red flag is that he is disregarding your imput. I would shop for another doctor if it were me. I went through half a dozen at least until I found the right one. Afterall, you have to live with the consequences of his medication choices. Don't accept anything that doesn't both dramatically improve behavior and has no negative side affects you and your child can't easily live with. It's exhausting to retell the same histories over and over so maybe write it down once so you can hand over a written copy. I wish I had done that when I was going through it. Good luck! You will eventually find the best combination of medications, therapies and educational accomodations for your kids. [/QUOTE]
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