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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 26274" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Depakote did not work for my difficult child either. And ritalin made her so manic that she jumped on the roof of my moving car.</p><p></p><p>My difficult child is now on Lamictal which is a mood stablizer and it has really really helped my difficult child. We are using a child pschiatrist who is an expert on medications in children and he says lamictal has really helped a lot of kids like ours. She is also on starttera to help with focusing at school and he likes that because strattera is not abused and has no street value and is not a stimulant. The combination of both medications has worked very very well for my difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Of course every child is different and will react differently to each medication, but I would keep pushing to find the right one. Keep very good notes on what was tried, the dose, and what the results were. It comes in very handy in the years to come when you are trying to remember which medication did what.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p><p></p><p>P.S. We are the same age Pamela. I too have said many times that no one should have to live like this. While I loved my difficult child with all my heart I didn't know if I could live with her anymore. It was so hard loving someone that showed absolutely no love back. I questioned myself many times that maybe I didn't have unconditional love for her. Isn't that what unconditional love is? Loving someone unconditionally, even if they don't love you back? I would have walked to the ends of the earth for her if she just game me some indication that that's what she needed or wanted. I use to say she never gave anything back, and she didn't. </p><p></p><p>I know you are in a very dark place. I've been there. But every dark place I've been in I found some reason to hope, some new therpay, some new dr, some new way of doing things, some new possibility. I even checked out summer wilderness experiences. I checked into things I have always been totally against. If nothing more than to convince myself that there was a different way.</p><p></p><p>If he is getting into trouble at school it's only a matter of time before that escalates too. At some point he will be suspended and possibly expelled. There needs to be some interevntion that will give him a chance. </p><p></p><p>I'm still thinking.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 26274, member: 59"] Depakote did not work for my difficult child either. And ritalin made her so manic that she jumped on the roof of my moving car. My difficult child is now on Lamictal which is a mood stablizer and it has really really helped my difficult child. We are using a child pschiatrist who is an expert on medications in children and he says lamictal has really helped a lot of kids like ours. She is also on starttera to help with focusing at school and he likes that because strattera is not abused and has no street value and is not a stimulant. The combination of both medications has worked very very well for my difficult child. Of course every child is different and will react differently to each medication, but I would keep pushing to find the right one. Keep very good notes on what was tried, the dose, and what the results were. It comes in very handy in the years to come when you are trying to remember which medication did what. Nancy P.S. We are the same age Pamela. I too have said many times that no one should have to live like this. While I loved my difficult child with all my heart I didn't know if I could live with her anymore. It was so hard loving someone that showed absolutely no love back. I questioned myself many times that maybe I didn't have unconditional love for her. Isn't that what unconditional love is? Loving someone unconditionally, even if they don't love you back? I would have walked to the ends of the earth for her if she just game me some indication that that's what she needed or wanted. I use to say she never gave anything back, and she didn't. I know you are in a very dark place. I've been there. But every dark place I've been in I found some reason to hope, some new therpay, some new dr, some new way of doing things, some new possibility. I even checked out summer wilderness experiences. I checked into things I have always been totally against. If nothing more than to convince myself that there was a different way. If he is getting into trouble at school it's only a matter of time before that escalates too. At some point he will be suspended and possibly expelled. There needs to be some interevntion that will give him a chance. I'm still thinking. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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