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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 341346" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>I appreciate your concern about the Seroquel dose, SW. Overall, it's really helped him. He has not gained weight on it. His metabolic numbers are all fine on it. He is not overly sedated on it. And unlike the other AP's we've tried (Risperdal, Abilify AND Zyprexa), he has not developed a dystonic reaction. It helps his hyperactivity. It even helps his focus and attention, just not as much as we'd hoped. Combined with Depakote ER (of which he takes 1000mg), it's had the best impact on the mania/hypomania symptoms for him. I don't know what psychiatrist's plan is if we continue to see the hypomanic blips and then find out his Depakote levels are fine. I don't think he would suggest increasing the Seroquel XR because going higher has shown to be problematic. </p><p> </p><p>I agree that the Depakote ER HAS affected him cognitively. He's been on this longer than the Seroquel, and I noticed it from the beginning. When you add to that his remaining ADHD-like symptoms, things that came easily to him before BiPolar (BP) emerged are now a struggle. And this may ultimately mean that we have to move him back to general ed from the honors classes he's in -- but I'd rather see that than risk starting over again. It's taken us so long to get here and during that time I think he missed out on a lot of things... that's why I'm willing to give this Intuniv experiment a try.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 341346, member: 3444"] I appreciate your concern about the Seroquel dose, SW. Overall, it's really helped him. He has not gained weight on it. His metabolic numbers are all fine on it. He is not overly sedated on it. And unlike the other AP's we've tried (Risperdal, Abilify AND Zyprexa), he has not developed a dystonic reaction. It helps his hyperactivity. It even helps his focus and attention, just not as much as we'd hoped. Combined with Depakote ER (of which he takes 1000mg), it's had the best impact on the mania/hypomania symptoms for him. I don't know what psychiatrist's plan is if we continue to see the hypomanic blips and then find out his Depakote levels are fine. I don't think he would suggest increasing the Seroquel XR because going higher has shown to be problematic. I agree that the Depakote ER HAS affected him cognitively. He's been on this longer than the Seroquel, and I noticed it from the beginning. When you add to that his remaining ADHD-like symptoms, things that came easily to him before BiPolar (BP) emerged are now a struggle. And this may ultimately mean that we have to move him back to general ed from the honors classes he's in -- but I'd rather see that than risk starting over again. It's taken us so long to get here and during that time I think he missed out on a lot of things... that's why I'm willing to give this Intuniv experiment a try. [/QUOTE]
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