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Well it's not Asperger's - I guess it's ODD afterall!
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 549633" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>medications... well, given that medications alter brain chemistry, I understand why they freak you out. However... if I didn't have my medications to alter my brain chemistry, there's no way I can survive. difficult child kids have it even worse. medications are not a magic bullet. Sometimes they are worse than nothing - the side-effects can be beyond belief. But <em>when they work well</em>, they are worth every penny and every week of figuring out the right medications and right doses and right timing and right combo.</p><p></p><p>We're back in medications-adjust mode. Huge pain. But... no medications? for us, was 100x worse than the pain of working with medications and psychiatrists. That's just our story - others have seen the other side of medications. And... getting a bad psychiatrist means you won't get the right medications. The right doctor makes all the diff.</p><p></p><p>It is not unusual to be rxed both Strattera and Concerta/Ritalin or even Strattera and Dexedrine. For many people, Strattera doesn't provide enough, but does at least provide a 24/7 baseline that is better than the on-vs-off effect of the stims. The stims become the boost for daytime effectiveness. For other people, Strattera does provide enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 549633, member: 11791"] medications... well, given that medications alter brain chemistry, I understand why they freak you out. However... if I didn't have my medications to alter my brain chemistry, there's no way I can survive. difficult child kids have it even worse. medications are not a magic bullet. Sometimes they are worse than nothing - the side-effects can be beyond belief. But [I]when they work well[/I], they are worth every penny and every week of figuring out the right medications and right doses and right timing and right combo. We're back in medications-adjust mode. Huge pain. But... no medications? for us, was 100x worse than the pain of working with medications and psychiatrists. That's just our story - others have seen the other side of medications. And... getting a bad psychiatrist means you won't get the right medications. The right doctor makes all the diff. It is not unusual to be rxed both Strattera and Concerta/Ritalin or even Strattera and Dexedrine. For many people, Strattera doesn't provide enough, but does at least provide a 24/7 baseline that is better than the on-vs-off effect of the stims. The stims become the boost for daytime effectiveness. For other people, Strattera does provide enough. [/QUOTE]
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