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Ok...so now bipolar is maybe in the mix!!!???
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 546519" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Lovelyboy, </p><p>in regard to other comments here, I just noticed that your son is 9. If we had put our difficult child on lithium at that age, I have no doubt it would not have worked. Right now, at age 15-1/2, he's deep into hormones but emotionally, still around 10. I have to remind myself often, when I find myself wishing we'd used more mood stabilizers at a younger age, that it probably wouldn't have worked, and very well could have made things worse. </p><p>One of the best things he was put on at night, and as a prn for moods, was clonidine, which is actually an adult blood pressure medication. It does not stay in your system very long at all. Same thing for Adderall/Concerta. I like those types of medications, where, if there is a reaction, you just stop giving it to the kid.</p><p> This therapist is not a medication dr, right? So she can't prescribe anyway. What sort of treatment is she outlining? Behavior modification, anger mgmt, etc? Those will be necessary no matter what. </p><p>It sounds like you like this therapist and can get along, so keep an open mind, and hope that she does, too! It is always interesting to see how different therapists have such a different take on things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 546519, member: 3419"] Lovelyboy, in regard to other comments here, I just noticed that your son is 9. If we had put our difficult child on lithium at that age, I have no doubt it would not have worked. Right now, at age 15-1/2, he's deep into hormones but emotionally, still around 10. I have to remind myself often, when I find myself wishing we'd used more mood stabilizers at a younger age, that it probably wouldn't have worked, and very well could have made things worse. One of the best things he was put on at night, and as a prn for moods, was clonidine, which is actually an adult blood pressure medication. It does not stay in your system very long at all. Same thing for Adderall/Concerta. I like those types of medications, where, if there is a reaction, you just stop giving it to the kid. This therapist is not a medication dr, right? So she can't prescribe anyway. What sort of treatment is she outlining? Behavior modification, anger mgmt, etc? Those will be necessary no matter what. It sounds like you like this therapist and can get along, so keep an open mind, and hope that she does, too! It is always interesting to see how different therapists have such a different take on things. [/QUOTE]
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