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she's on lamictal finally
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 422533" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>I know we're not doctors, but we have a lot of collective wisdom when it comes to medications. Lamictal typically doesn't become fully effective until it reaches a therapeutic dose of 200 mg. If you are going up in 12.5 mg or 25 mg increments every two weeks, it is going to take a while to get there. I'm not sure why you would drop the Zyprexa until you are at a higher dose of Lamictal in her blood stream. Furthermore, many kids with bipolar disorder need both a mood stabilizer like Lamictal plus an atypical anitpsychotic like Zyprexa to achieve stability (you can read the Treatment Guidelines writen by child psychiatrists on the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation website at <a href="http://www.thebalancedmind.org/" target="_blank">http://www.thebalancedmind.org/</a> ) so I'm not even sure why you are dropping the Zyprexa altogether. There's a good chance your daughter needs both Lamictal AND Zyprexa to become fully stabilized.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 422533, member: 2423"] I know we're not doctors, but we have a lot of collective wisdom when it comes to medications. Lamictal typically doesn't become fully effective until it reaches a therapeutic dose of 200 mg. If you are going up in 12.5 mg or 25 mg increments every two weeks, it is going to take a while to get there. I'm not sure why you would drop the Zyprexa until you are at a higher dose of Lamictal in her blood stream. Furthermore, many kids with bipolar disorder need both a mood stabilizer like Lamictal plus an atypical anitpsychotic like Zyprexa to achieve stability (you can read the Treatment Guidelines writen by child psychiatrists on the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation website at [url]http://www.thebalancedmind.org/[/url] ) so I'm not even sure why you are dropping the Zyprexa altogether. There's a good chance your daughter needs both Lamictal AND Zyprexa to become fully stabilized. [/QUOTE]
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