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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 439361" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>Welcome to the board.</p><p></p><p>I think you are correct that her 'suggestion' is because they want to shift the responsibility for the $$$ to the state. Don't let her bully you. If your insurance covers long term care, then have the psychiatrist jump through the hoops to get it paid. Depening on which state you are in, there are some programs that can help. Also, if he is having significant issues in school as well, you MAY be able to get them to fund a stay at an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) as an educational placement (your insurance would still have to cover the medical stuff, but IF the school puts him there, they pick up the bulk of the funding). </p><p></p><p>When is the last time that the doctor has reviewed the boys medications? <strong><u>I am not a doctor </u></strong>but those dosages seem way out of whack to me. I can't find anything supporting that high of a dose of Focalin XR (I can't find anything that supports a dose higher than 40mg/day), the Celexa dose is at the high end of the recommended range yet the Abilify is barely there. Both Focalin and Celexa can cause increase in temper outbursts. Have you seen improvement or more outbursts on the medications? I would ask the psychiatrist to review the medications or go for a second opinion, especially if you haven't seen improvement on the medications or if the psychiatrist just keeps upping the dose or adding something to treat the side-effects when you tell him there are still issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 439361, member: 1169"] Welcome to the board. I think you are correct that her 'suggestion' is because they want to shift the responsibility for the $$$ to the state. Don't let her bully you. If your insurance covers long term care, then have the psychiatrist jump through the hoops to get it paid. Depening on which state you are in, there are some programs that can help. Also, if he is having significant issues in school as well, you MAY be able to get them to fund a stay at an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) as an educational placement (your insurance would still have to cover the medical stuff, but IF the school puts him there, they pick up the bulk of the funding). When is the last time that the doctor has reviewed the boys medications? [B][U]I am not a doctor [/U][/B]but those dosages seem way out of whack to me. I can't find anything supporting that high of a dose of Focalin XR (I can't find anything that supports a dose higher than 40mg/day), the Celexa dose is at the high end of the recommended range yet the Abilify is barely there. Both Focalin and Celexa can cause increase in temper outbursts. Have you seen improvement or more outbursts on the medications? I would ask the psychiatrist to review the medications or go for a second opinion, especially if you haven't seen improvement on the medications or if the psychiatrist just keeps upping the dose or adding something to treat the side-effects when you tell him there are still issues. [/QUOTE]
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