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<blockquote data-quote="SearchingForRainbows" data-source="post: 15786" data-attributes="member: 3388"><p>difficult child 1 has been on trileptal for over a year now. For us, it has been a blessing!!! </p><p></p><p>The psychiatrist originally put difficult child 1 on trileptal because it doesn't require frequent blood draws. difficult child 1 is afraid of needles. Also, psychiatrist said there were minimal, if any, side effects. difficult child 1 does not do well with any sort of physical discomfort, even if it is only minor.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 1 was started on a very low dose. The dose was gradually increased over the course of many months. This was because if difficult child 1 had any type of side effect, it would have been nearly impossible to get him to take it!!!</p><p></p><p>We didn't notice any change in difficult child 1's behavior for at least 2-3 months. I think this was partly because the drug needed to build up in his system, and partly because we had to increase it so gradually.</p><p></p><p>Once it began working, life improved for difficult child 1 and for the rest of the family too!!! difficult child 1 no longer experiences the extreme mood swings he used to have almost on a daily basis, going from hyper and extremely silly one minute, to a violent rage the next.</p><p></p><p>Also, difficult child 1 hasn't experienced any weight change since he has been on it. He has been sleeping better too. He used to go through periods where he would be up all night prior to taking trileptal.</p><p></p><p>I hope this post helps you a bit. Thinking of you and hoping trileptal helps your difficult child too. WFEN</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SearchingForRainbows, post: 15786, member: 3388"] difficult child 1 has been on trileptal for over a year now. For us, it has been a blessing!!! The psychiatrist originally put difficult child 1 on trileptal because it doesn't require frequent blood draws. difficult child 1 is afraid of needles. Also, psychiatrist said there were minimal, if any, side effects. difficult child 1 does not do well with any sort of physical discomfort, even if it is only minor. difficult child 1 was started on a very low dose. The dose was gradually increased over the course of many months. This was because if difficult child 1 had any type of side effect, it would have been nearly impossible to get him to take it!!! We didn't notice any change in difficult child 1's behavior for at least 2-3 months. I think this was partly because the drug needed to build up in his system, and partly because we had to increase it so gradually. Once it began working, life improved for difficult child 1 and for the rest of the family too!!! difficult child 1 no longer experiences the extreme mood swings he used to have almost on a daily basis, going from hyper and extremely silly one minute, to a violent rage the next. Also, difficult child 1 hasn't experienced any weight change since he has been on it. He has been sleeping better too. He used to go through periods where he would be up all night prior to taking trileptal. I hope this post helps you a bit. Thinking of you and hoping trileptal helps your difficult child too. WFEN [/QUOTE]
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