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Ugh, more violence with my 13 yo
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 710039" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I don't know where you live. In my state, in the US, my son can be admitted to the psychiatric hospital if his doctor and I say he is going to be admitted. His consent at age 13 was not at all part of the process. I know because at age 12 he spent 3 months on a locked ward where he did NOT want to be. He could have tried to petition a judge but he knew there was zero chance of getting a judge to overrule the need at the time. </p><p></p><p>There are a lot of different options that you can look into. I don't know exactly what your situation is or what you need. I do think you need more medication stabilization and management. From the sounds of it, antidepressants may not be the best things for him. If the doctor wants him to be on an antidepresant, insist that she do a dna test to find out which antidepressant is likely to work best for him. It will take a TON of the guesswork out of the process for him and for you. Not all of it, but it really helps. Insurance covers the test and it is quite reliable. </p><p></p><p>Given the amount of violence, why not ask about a medication like seroquel or risperidone? They are classed as atypical antipsychotics. Taking them does not mean your son is psychotic. It is simply a medication that can help keep him more in control of himself and less likely to hurt someone else. It is just something you might want to discuss with his doctor as a tool to help him learn to control himself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 710039, member: 1233"] I don't know where you live. In my state, in the US, my son can be admitted to the psychiatric hospital if his doctor and I say he is going to be admitted. His consent at age 13 was not at all part of the process. I know because at age 12 he spent 3 months on a locked ward where he did NOT want to be. He could have tried to petition a judge but he knew there was zero chance of getting a judge to overrule the need at the time. There are a lot of different options that you can look into. I don't know exactly what your situation is or what you need. I do think you need more medication stabilization and management. From the sounds of it, antidepressants may not be the best things for him. If the doctor wants him to be on an antidepresant, insist that she do a dna test to find out which antidepressant is likely to work best for him. It will take a TON of the guesswork out of the process for him and for you. Not all of it, but it really helps. Insurance covers the test and it is quite reliable. Given the amount of violence, why not ask about a medication like seroquel or risperidone? They are classed as atypical antipsychotics. Taking them does not mean your son is psychotic. It is simply a medication that can help keep him more in control of himself and less likely to hurt someone else. It is just something you might want to discuss with his doctor as a tool to help him learn to control himself. [/QUOTE]
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