Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Well who packed me and moved me to Hooverville?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 306576" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>True, you will. I have been on too many medications that have made me feel worse, rather than better, and I have had to learn to trust my inner voice not one of a Dr. as well. I am glad you are letting K do the same.</p><p></p><p>I know you know, but just as a reminder, K might need 2 mood stabs as time progresses to really get a grip on her rapid cycling. Matt is a rapid cycler, and every psychiatrist from here to the North Pole said Lithium would not work for him - yet it did make a dent in his mood stability. However it was not until we added Lamictal that the difference was truly seen. Again, every psychiatrist from here to the universe said - oh good grief - Lamictal and Lithium are more for the depressed bi polar patient, not the rapid cycler. Yet, that is the only combo that has worked for Matt. He was 17 when we found it. Not to be a gloom and doom, but it does take time. I started searching when Matt was 4.</p><p></p><p>Every patient is different, and as the difficult children parent, the best we can do is be our kids spokesperson and advocate. I have had many doctors tell me that I am over involved and over interested in the medical practices of Matt's care. Maybe I am. However, I know I was his mouth piece for words he could not say when he was young - and now I am his advocate for words he perhaps can not articulate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 306576, member: 3301"] True, you will. I have been on too many medications that have made me feel worse, rather than better, and I have had to learn to trust my inner voice not one of a Dr. as well. I am glad you are letting K do the same. I know you know, but just as a reminder, K might need 2 mood stabs as time progresses to really get a grip on her rapid cycling. Matt is a rapid cycler, and every psychiatrist from here to the North Pole said Lithium would not work for him - yet it did make a dent in his mood stability. However it was not until we added Lamictal that the difference was truly seen. Again, every psychiatrist from here to the universe said - oh good grief - Lamictal and Lithium are more for the depressed bi polar patient, not the rapid cycler. Yet, that is the only combo that has worked for Matt. He was 17 when we found it. Not to be a gloom and doom, but it does take time. I started searching when Matt was 4. Every patient is different, and as the difficult children parent, the best we can do is be our kids spokesperson and advocate. I have had many doctors tell me that I am over involved and over interested in the medical practices of Matt's care. Maybe I am. However, I know I was his mouth piece for words he could not say when he was young - and now I am his advocate for words he perhaps can not articulate. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Well who packed me and moved me to Hooverville?
Top