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New Here, son prescribed Risperdal, can't bring myself to give it to him
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<blockquote data-quote="tictoc" data-source="post: 332976" data-attributes="member: 7916"><p>Robp,</p><p>Your story sounds a lot like ours. My difficult child is now 7 and we are inching closer and closer to the BiPolar (BP) diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>Like you, we were very reluctant to jump on a BiPolar (BP) diagnosis and we are reluctant to try APs (though I'm officially there now). My son also has been in Occupational Therapist (OT) for 2 years (since he was 5) and we have seen some improvement in his sensory issues over time. </p><p> </p><p>What I think is most obvious in your messages is that you 1) don't have confidence in the diagnosis and 2) think going straight for Risperdal is a bit drastic. So, I would say that first you need to get very confident in the diagnosis. Get a second opinion if necessary. Once you feel like you have gotten the best opinion you can get at this time, with what is currently known, then it will be easier to tackle the medication question.</p><p> </p><p>As for medications...I know how you feel about jumping to APs. But, if you son does turn out to be bipolar, there is a good chance you will end up there. However, there are other mood stabilizers available, such as Trileptal, Topomax, or Depakote, that are not anti-psychotics. I would recommend the book, "Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids," by Timothy Wilens. It is a great starting point for thinking about medications and their possible side-effects.</p><p> </p><p>For what it is worth, my son had an identifiable episode of mood cycling (ramping up, hypomania, followed by depression), between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our psychiatrist wanted to prescribe Abilify, but husband vetoed that. So, we went with Trileptal. I think a lot of psychiatrists do go straight for APs these days, but I know where you are coming from on wanting to do something else first.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tictoc, post: 332976, member: 7916"] Robp, Your story sounds a lot like ours. My difficult child is now 7 and we are inching closer and closer to the BiPolar (BP) diagnosis. Like you, we were very reluctant to jump on a BiPolar (BP) diagnosis and we are reluctant to try APs (though I'm officially there now). My son also has been in Occupational Therapist (OT) for 2 years (since he was 5) and we have seen some improvement in his sensory issues over time. What I think is most obvious in your messages is that you 1) don't have confidence in the diagnosis and 2) think going straight for Risperdal is a bit drastic. So, I would say that first you need to get very confident in the diagnosis. Get a second opinion if necessary. Once you feel like you have gotten the best opinion you can get at this time, with what is currently known, then it will be easier to tackle the medication question. As for medications...I know how you feel about jumping to APs. But, if you son does turn out to be bipolar, there is a good chance you will end up there. However, there are other mood stabilizers available, such as Trileptal, Topomax, or Depakote, that are not anti-psychotics. I would recommend the book, "Straight Talk about Psychiatric Medications for Kids," by Timothy Wilens. It is a great starting point for thinking about medications and their possible side-effects. For what it is worth, my son had an identifiable episode of mood cycling (ramping up, hypomania, followed by depression), between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our psychiatrist wanted to prescribe Abilify, but husband vetoed that. So, we went with Trileptal. I think a lot of psychiatrists do go straight for APs these days, but I know where you are coming from on wanting to do something else first. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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