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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 287987" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>What a mess the psychiatrist could cause with letting you pick medications!! Are you looking for a new psychiatrist? don't let this one go before you get a new one, but it might be safer to find a new psychiatrist.</p><p></p><p>Strattera is related to SSRI medications. It is an SNRI, so it works on norepinephrine instead of seratonin. It is an antidepressant. It does help some people with ADHD. My difficult child, Wiz and my gfgbro both take it. It helps them and has for years. Gfgbro gets samples from his psychiatrist - she sent paperwork in to the manufacturer to get it for free for him.</p><p></p><p>Strattera is NOt a good choice for a kid with mood issues, in my opinion. We were lucky enough to dodge the bipolar arrows and just get the depression with wiz. It is a LOT easier to treat. He is on THREE antidepressant medications - luvox (an SSRI medication related to prozac), strattera (SNRI medication) AND trazodone (old school antidepressant used to help him sleep). He is stable with these three medications, has been for several years. We pray it continues. </p><p></p><p>The antipsychotic Risperdal was heaven sent for us. It was one of the first medications we tried. Wiz took it for several years. After it stopped working we tried other medications of this type, but had limited results. Wiz was INCREDIBLY violent, even suicidal and homicidal!!! I found him trying to strangle his sister in the middle of the night one night. It was after we had switched to geodon. I later learned he had been doing that on a regular basis to ehr, along with assorted other hideous things. She didn't tell on him because he told her he would kill Tyler, their little brother. (they all have husband and I as their parents, so we don't have any stepparent/stepkid discord adding to things) He was in a psychiatric hospital for almost 2 months before we learned everything. The SW from Child Protection described him as "Hannibal Lector in training". It was fairly accurate.</p><p></p><p>They can hide LOTS of things. Wiz is not bipolar, he IS an Aspie. But with-o medications he is terribly suicidal, and also homicidal. medications can be a HUGE help, but you need all the info you can get and a good psychiatrist to help you. Otherwise it can be really overwhelming.</p><p></p><p>With this psychiatrist I would ask for risperdal and a mood stabilizer. It may be very helpful.</p><p></p><p>I hope it helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 287987, member: 1233"] What a mess the psychiatrist could cause with letting you pick medications!! Are you looking for a new psychiatrist? don't let this one go before you get a new one, but it might be safer to find a new psychiatrist. Strattera is related to SSRI medications. It is an SNRI, so it works on norepinephrine instead of seratonin. It is an antidepressant. It does help some people with ADHD. My difficult child, Wiz and my gfgbro both take it. It helps them and has for years. Gfgbro gets samples from his psychiatrist - she sent paperwork in to the manufacturer to get it for free for him. Strattera is NOt a good choice for a kid with mood issues, in my opinion. We were lucky enough to dodge the bipolar arrows and just get the depression with wiz. It is a LOT easier to treat. He is on THREE antidepressant medications - luvox (an SSRI medication related to prozac), strattera (SNRI medication) AND trazodone (old school antidepressant used to help him sleep). He is stable with these three medications, has been for several years. We pray it continues. The antipsychotic Risperdal was heaven sent for us. It was one of the first medications we tried. Wiz took it for several years. After it stopped working we tried other medications of this type, but had limited results. Wiz was INCREDIBLY violent, even suicidal and homicidal!!! I found him trying to strangle his sister in the middle of the night one night. It was after we had switched to geodon. I later learned he had been doing that on a regular basis to ehr, along with assorted other hideous things. She didn't tell on him because he told her he would kill Tyler, their little brother. (they all have husband and I as their parents, so we don't have any stepparent/stepkid discord adding to things) He was in a psychiatric hospital for almost 2 months before we learned everything. The SW from Child Protection described him as "Hannibal Lector in training". It was fairly accurate. They can hide LOTS of things. Wiz is not bipolar, he IS an Aspie. But with-o medications he is terribly suicidal, and also homicidal. medications can be a HUGE help, but you need all the info you can get and a good psychiatrist to help you. Otherwise it can be really overwhelming. With this psychiatrist I would ask for risperdal and a mood stabilizer. It may be very helpful. I hope it helps. [/QUOTE]
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