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<blockquote data-quote="SJB" data-source="post: 354512"><p>UPDATE!</p><p>Saw the new doctor this afternoon. difficult child went in alone before I went in and joined the discussion. He spent a long time with difficult child and got an eye and earful. She hadn't taken her medications this morning and was scattered and acting like a four-year-old. But he said she was very forthcoming with him and he sees reason to suspect personality disorder and possible emerging bi-polar. FINALLY!!!!! </p><p>I don't know how he did it but he managed to convince her to start taking a low dose of gabapentin in addition to her vyvanse. This is going to take a long time of watching and waiting, but just the fact she's willing to TRY is a huge plus. When her previous doctor prescribed a second medication for mood stabilization she absolutely refused to take even it and I wasted $$ for nothing. </p><p>I think the difference is that this doctor was recommended by difficult child's therapist and they talked about it at their last session so she was ready and knew what to expect. I'm guessing that probably let her open up and admit to things like the cutting and stealing. She even showed him a photo of her bedroom which looks exactly like something out of <em>Hoarders.</em></p><p>This may turn out to be another big waste of time, but at least I feel like someone else sees, even just glimpsed for a minute, what I live with every day. And he came by this observation honestly, I hadn't said a word to him before she set foot in his office. </p><p>Trying not to get my hopes up too far too fast, but might this be a breakthrough?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SJB, post: 354512"] UPDATE! Saw the new doctor this afternoon. difficult child went in alone before I went in and joined the discussion. He spent a long time with difficult child and got an eye and earful. She hadn't taken her medications this morning and was scattered and acting like a four-year-old. But he said she was very forthcoming with him and he sees reason to suspect personality disorder and possible emerging bi-polar. FINALLY!!!!! I don't know how he did it but he managed to convince her to start taking a low dose of gabapentin in addition to her vyvanse. This is going to take a long time of watching and waiting, but just the fact she's willing to TRY is a huge plus. When her previous doctor prescribed a second medication for mood stabilization she absolutely refused to take even it and I wasted $$ for nothing. I think the difference is that this doctor was recommended by difficult child's therapist and they talked about it at their last session so she was ready and knew what to expect. I'm guessing that probably let her open up and admit to things like the cutting and stealing. She even showed him a photo of her bedroom which looks exactly like something out of [I]Hoarders.[/I] This may turn out to be another big waste of time, but at least I feel like someone else sees, even just glimpsed for a minute, what I live with every day. And he came by this observation honestly, I hadn't said a word to him before she set foot in his office. Trying not to get my hopes up too far too fast, but might this be a breakthrough? [/QUOTE]
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