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<blockquote data-quote="helpangel" data-source="post: 262617" data-attributes="member: 7170"><p>I'm sorry for what your family has gone thru I'm experiencing similar stuff here; and I've seen how an unstable child can have the whole family walking on eggshells. It seems sometimes with psychiatric hospital or Residential Treatment Center (RTC) about the time start getting some positive results they discharge them to home. I've been blasted by psychiatrist's when I asked "why they insist on keeping my child ill?" At that time they kept prescribing adHd & antidepressant medications and it was throwing the bipolar into a downward spiral. </p><p></p><p>OK that brings up another thing I noticed with Kanga's medications - any chance you could get a different psychiatrist to give a second opinion on those medications? I see Abilify at a medium dosage but not a first line mood stabilizer to back it up; I understand it has a little MS capabilities to it but its not enough to stand up to bipolar alone in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>I would also only consider starting an AD with my girls if the mood was stabilized first, and even then would be very careful. I can't help wonder if the zoloft could be causing mania & some psychosis?</p><p></p><p>Please understand I'm not a doctor or trying to give medical advise, I'm just an exhausted parent who see's same medication mistakes that happened to my kids could be going on with Kanga. I hope some of this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helpangel, post: 262617, member: 7170"] I'm sorry for what your family has gone thru I'm experiencing similar stuff here; and I've seen how an unstable child can have the whole family walking on eggshells. It seems sometimes with psychiatric hospital or Residential Treatment Center (RTC) about the time start getting some positive results they discharge them to home. I've been blasted by psychiatrist's when I asked "why they insist on keeping my child ill?" At that time they kept prescribing adHd & antidepressant medications and it was throwing the bipolar into a downward spiral. OK that brings up another thing I noticed with Kanga's medications - any chance you could get a different psychiatrist to give a second opinion on those medications? I see Abilify at a medium dosage but not a first line mood stabilizer to back it up; I understand it has a little MS capabilities to it but its not enough to stand up to bipolar alone in my opinion. I would also only consider starting an AD with my girls if the mood was stabilized first, and even then would be very careful. I can't help wonder if the zoloft could be causing mania & some psychosis? Please understand I'm not a doctor or trying to give medical advise, I'm just an exhausted parent who see's same medication mistakes that happened to my kids could be going on with Kanga. I hope some of this helps. [/QUOTE]
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