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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 279911" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Welcome! I'm glad you found us, but sorry you needed to.</p><p></p><p>About the medications: Your difficult child is on NO medications for bipolar disorder (except for Seroquel, but she is not taking a mood-stabilizing dose). In fact, she is on medications that can make kids with BiPolar (BP) more angry, aggressive and agitated.</p><p></p><p>Zoloft is an SSRI antidepressant that is typically used to treat anxiety and unipolar depression. Only 25 mg of Zoloft made my son, who has BiPolar (BP), violent, angry and aggressive.</p><p></p><p>Strattera is an SNRI antidepressant that is used to treat ADHD. It is dosed by weight. If you can provide her weight, I can tell you if the dose is too high.</p><p></p><p>Trazadone is also an antidpressant that is used for sleep problems. It is probably why she falls asleep so quickly after taking her medications.</p><p></p><p>Seroquel is an atypical antipsychotic that is used to treat hallucinations and mania. She is on the sleep dosage, not the mood-stabilizaing dosage -- again, why she falls asleep so quickly after taking her medications.</p><p></p><p>I would be very concerned about a child with potential BiPolar (BP) being on three antidepressants.</p><p></p><p>She needs to be treated by a board-certified child/adolescent psychiatrist. She would also benefit from a neuropsychological evaluation to make sure you are dealing with BiPolar (BP) and not something else entirely. Neuropsychologists can be found at children's and university teaching hospitals.</p><p></p><p>Again, welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 279911, member: 2423"] Welcome! I'm glad you found us, but sorry you needed to. About the medications: Your difficult child is on NO medications for bipolar disorder (except for Seroquel, but she is not taking a mood-stabilizing dose). In fact, she is on medications that can make kids with BiPolar (BP) more angry, aggressive and agitated. Zoloft is an SSRI antidepressant that is typically used to treat anxiety and unipolar depression. Only 25 mg of Zoloft made my son, who has BiPolar (BP), violent, angry and aggressive. Strattera is an SNRI antidepressant that is used to treat ADHD. It is dosed by weight. If you can provide her weight, I can tell you if the dose is too high. Trazadone is also an antidpressant that is used for sleep problems. It is probably why she falls asleep so quickly after taking her medications. Seroquel is an atypical antipsychotic that is used to treat hallucinations and mania. She is on the sleep dosage, not the mood-stabilizaing dosage -- again, why she falls asleep so quickly after taking her medications. I would be very concerned about a child with potential BiPolar (BP) being on three antidepressants. She needs to be treated by a board-certified child/adolescent psychiatrist. She would also benefit from a neuropsychological evaluation to make sure you are dealing with BiPolar (BP) and not something else entirely. Neuropsychologists can be found at children's and university teaching hospitals. Again, welcome. [/QUOTE]
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