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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 210606" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>Thanks for your replies. I guess puberty can really play havoc with teh medications. That's what the psychiatrist has been telling me, but we had such stability (for a whole year!) I didn't really believe her I guess.</p><p></p><p>In any event, took son to pediatrician this morning. He thinks he has gastritis, maybe ulcer. He put him on a course of prevacid, with instructions to call back towards the end of the week if things aren't improving. Poor kid he has bad pain that wakes him up in the night</p><p>and he has trouble going back to sleep. He's been up for several hours each night. I haven't been to bed before 2 or so in the morning for the last two mornings. He just went to sleep, but I think if he wakes up in pain and can't get back to sleep I am going to call pedi tomorrow morning and see if there isn't something I can't give him at night that would help him sleep.</p><p></p><p>I figure some of you out there must have experience with gastritis/ulcers. Any advice? Am trying to get him to eat small meals a lot. He has allergies to milk protein, so we try to limit that as much as possible. He's kind of a meat and pasta guy, soup, chocolate (loved the comment about dove chocolate!), rice, so I am trying to find somethings that he likes.</p><p></p><p>Of course, all the lack of sleep really exacerbates whatever depression is there. Since I just increased the Lamictal by 25 mg a couple of weeks ago, I think it may be best to give it another week or two and see what he is like once his stomach clears up and he is sleeping better. I'll see if we can't get into the psychiatrist earlier, too, but I almost would prefer to wait a week or so to see how much is just being sick. </p><p></p><p>He is generally anxious, but it has been pretty well controlled. We don't push hard on school--no homework at home. I wonder if all the anxiety in general could contribute to the gastritis. One of those things I wonder if they have really done any research on. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, thanks for listening. I have been splitting his Lamictal and Risperdal dosages in half, so will continute that. </p><p></p><p>If we survive puberty it will be a miracle. My soon to be 12 year is as advanced as my soon to be 14 year old. Will do anything to get friends. I'm petrified, but that's another post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 210606, member: 2322"] Thanks for your replies. I guess puberty can really play havoc with teh medications. That's what the psychiatrist has been telling me, but we had such stability (for a whole year!) I didn't really believe her I guess. In any event, took son to pediatrician this morning. He thinks he has gastritis, maybe ulcer. He put him on a course of prevacid, with instructions to call back towards the end of the week if things aren't improving. Poor kid he has bad pain that wakes him up in the night and he has trouble going back to sleep. He's been up for several hours each night. I haven't been to bed before 2 or so in the morning for the last two mornings. He just went to sleep, but I think if he wakes up in pain and can't get back to sleep I am going to call pedi tomorrow morning and see if there isn't something I can't give him at night that would help him sleep. I figure some of you out there must have experience with gastritis/ulcers. Any advice? Am trying to get him to eat small meals a lot. He has allergies to milk protein, so we try to limit that as much as possible. He's kind of a meat and pasta guy, soup, chocolate (loved the comment about dove chocolate!), rice, so I am trying to find somethings that he likes. Of course, all the lack of sleep really exacerbates whatever depression is there. Since I just increased the Lamictal by 25 mg a couple of weeks ago, I think it may be best to give it another week or two and see what he is like once his stomach clears up and he is sleeping better. I'll see if we can't get into the psychiatrist earlier, too, but I almost would prefer to wait a week or so to see how much is just being sick. He is generally anxious, but it has been pretty well controlled. We don't push hard on school--no homework at home. I wonder if all the anxiety in general could contribute to the gastritis. One of those things I wonder if they have really done any research on. Anyway, thanks for listening. I have been splitting his Lamictal and Risperdal dosages in half, so will continute that. If we survive puberty it will be a miracle. My soon to be 12 year is as advanced as my soon to be 14 year old. Will do anything to get friends. I'm petrified, but that's another post. [/QUOTE]
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