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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 306117" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>I agree with GN -- sleep hygiene is important for kids with mood disorders. You should think about getting your son on a regular sleep-wake cycle.</p><p> </p><p>My son's Residential Treatment Center (RTC) takes this a step further and adds intensive exercise (1.5 hour every morning) and three healthy meals every day. Wake up is 6:30 am. Lights out is 9:30 pm. We're trying to do something similar at home, although our girls do exercise in the afternoon because of early school starts.</p><p> </p><p>My son also does very well on Wellbutrin XL, which is taken in the morning and known as a stimulatory AD. It's the first AD that has not made my son manic (and he's reacted poorly to 5 SSRI/SNRIs). In fact, it is known to be the least likely to cause manic activation. And it has also been proven to help with the inattention of ADHD symptoms. It's been so helpful that we've been able to reduce my son's Seroquel dose from 600 mg to 200 mg, and we're talking about lowering his Lamictal dose. It's something you might want to ask your psychiatrist about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 306117, member: 2423"] I agree with GN -- sleep hygiene is important for kids with mood disorders. You should think about getting your son on a regular sleep-wake cycle. My son's Residential Treatment Center (RTC) takes this a step further and adds intensive exercise (1.5 hour every morning) and three healthy meals every day. Wake up is 6:30 am. Lights out is 9:30 pm. We're trying to do something similar at home, although our girls do exercise in the afternoon because of early school starts. My son also does very well on Wellbutrin XL, which is taken in the morning and known as a stimulatory AD. It's the first AD that has not made my son manic (and he's reacted poorly to 5 SSRI/SNRIs). In fact, it is known to be the least likely to cause manic activation. And it has also been proven to help with the inattention of ADHD symptoms. It's been so helpful that we've been able to reduce my son's Seroquel dose from 600 mg to 200 mg, and we're talking about lowering his Lamictal dose. It's something you might want to ask your psychiatrist about. [/QUOTE]
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