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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 65213" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Janna, as Sara said - I understand that APs can be used in crisis as mood stabilizers - but their true chemical make up is that of an AP. Therefore it would be truly rare for a child to take, for instance Zyprexa and Seroquel as an ongoing solution to a medication problem.</p><p></p><p>On the flip side, it is fairly normal to take 2 Mood Stab. like Depakote and Lithium - and many very unstable children need 2. My doctor equated it to the same type of thing, as high blood pressure. For people with really high bpressure, often they need 2 blood pressure medications to get their blood pressure within an acceptable limit - the 2 medications work together to create that. Same with mood stab. and patients that have intense BiPolar (BP) symptoms.</p><p></p><p>Alison, in your other post you mentioned it seemed like mania, "but how could that be?" I don't know........except I have seen some crazy reactions in my son when starting and stopping medications - the chemicals in the brain are very delicate - so who knows what really could be going on. I would trust your inner gut on what you feel, and present it to psychiatrist as really what you see. Holding back because you feel unqualified to diagnosis your own child, will only hinder you. If you are wrong, it sounds like AH doctor will certainly tell it like it is - but at least you have put out there what you feel like is going on. "Hey, he now seems manic crazy doctor - wtf?" Well maybe not quite like that. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/crazy2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":crazy2:" title="crazy :crazy2:" data-shortname=":crazy2:" /></p><p></p><p>Good luck!!!!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 65213, member: 3301"] Janna, as Sara said - I understand that APs can be used in crisis as mood stabilizers - but their true chemical make up is that of an AP. Therefore it would be truly rare for a child to take, for instance Zyprexa and Seroquel as an ongoing solution to a medication problem. On the flip side, it is fairly normal to take 2 Mood Stab. like Depakote and Lithium - and many very unstable children need 2. My doctor equated it to the same type of thing, as high blood pressure. For people with really high bpressure, often they need 2 blood pressure medications to get their blood pressure within an acceptable limit - the 2 medications work together to create that. Same with mood stab. and patients that have intense BiPolar (BP) symptoms. Alison, in your other post you mentioned it seemed like mania, "but how could that be?" I don't know........except I have seen some crazy reactions in my son when starting and stopping medications - the chemicals in the brain are very delicate - so who knows what really could be going on. I would trust your inner gut on what you feel, and present it to psychiatrist as really what you see. Holding back because you feel unqualified to diagnosis your own child, will only hinder you. If you are wrong, it sounds like AH doctor will certainly tell it like it is - but at least you have put out there what you feel like is going on. "Hey, he now seems manic crazy doctor - wtf?" Well maybe not quite like that. :crazy: Good luck!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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