depakote

just want to cover your ears and not hear anything else because you think you just can't take one more thing? That's how I am feeling right now. I want to hide my head in the sand like an ostrich! I want to run away and say I give up:whiteflag: I give in! difficult child has continued to do horribly at...

Little Bear has been doing better than he ever has with his new medication change, except one problem cropped up again late last week and it has me worried. His rages have shortened to about 15min and are more infrequent then they had been. However, he is getting more violent during his rages...

this year for difficult child. I received a call this morning and then an e-mail. Here are the "highlights" *Threatened teacher "I'm going to beat you up little girl." along with threatening gestures and stuck his tongue out at her. He threatened this because she was redirecting him to sit down and...

So difficult child currently takes 5mg abilify and 50mg vyvanxe in the morning, and 10mg abilify, 250mg Lamictal and 7.5mg melatonin as needed at night. We also give him 2mg abilify as needed when he gets out of control, but sometimes that is not cutting it. I have seen more acting out lately, more...

I've posted before about difficult child 2's tendency to sleep a lot. He went to bed at 9pm last night and he's still sleeping (it's 12:30pm now). I woke him at 9am today to give him his morning Depakote, and I have to do it again in a minute for his afternoon Seroquel dose. Part of his excessive...

I'm lowering the depakote er back to where it was, just in case that is the problem.

Not the big scarey shakey ones, just another absence seizure. We've been noticing split second space-outs for a while, but just weren't sure. I hadn't mentioned it to anyone but husband. At the existing data meeting yesterday, SpEd teacher said the same thing, and said she's sure she saw a big...

Thought I would do a quick date on difficult child since I realized I never gave one after his psychiatrist weekend (at that point I was so upset with easy child's grades I forgot to post about difficult child) and had posted how manic and off he had been lately. At the appointment. we decided to try one last thing at home. difficult child's psychiatrist said...

Niece has been getting worse. Mom isn't fighting back with her anymore- but she still has a horrible attitude. Well, we've discovered that two weeks ago, she lost her virginity, at 12, to a boy she was dating for 2 days.. then he dumped her 2 days later. The friend was in another room, with a...

This week is difficult child's medication check... He's been on Abilify & tenex for forever... and he is maxed out on the dosages. He still has all the same issues, although the medications taken at night help him wind down for sleep at a decent hour, and i suppose they do curb some of his agressive behavior during the...

What would warrent a call to crisis services?? difficult child is threatening her siblings (pulling her finger across her throat, punching her hand then pointing at them), making threatening comments towards me (told the principal at her school when she asked if the kids broke me since I have a broken foot...

I get to drive 2 hours, pay off difficult child's restitution that I've been paying (nearly 4000 after already paying almost 1000 for something else) for an offense 5 1/2 years ago, have a mammo, a gyn exam, and see if PO sticks to calling me for a conference call with difficult child's MH rep in Department of Juvenile Justice, and if so, if I...

I have been thinking... Wee difficult child is beginning his downward spiral. Has happened every year, about this time of year. Its not terrible yet, but there is most definitely a pattern of behaviors that aren't the norm any more. That said... We now know that his Depakote level was too high until...

Despite my ordering refills for difficult child 2's Depakote ER and Seroquel XR nearly two weeks ago, we seem to have about RUN OUT thanks to a psychiatrist's office that didn't respond to the pharmacy promptly. The Depakote is supposed to get here any day now (I just love three-day weekends when I'm...

Carlos has been mostly stable for two years from Seroquel, but yesterday he lost it. It's my fault. Seroquel was helping, but he was unable to feel guilt apparently when he took it. We started weaning him down and trying some natural treatments (which of course did NOT help) and as he got to...

Today was the hardest day! I had to check my 8 yr old little boy (my baby) in to the Behavioral Health Hospital for inpatient care! It was the hardest thing having to say goodbye to him and leave him there with strangers. I explained to him why he is there and told him it's not because he is a...

difficult child keeps getting athlete's foot and conjunctivitis. Another mom of a difficult child told me she's pretty sure she read that some psychiatric medications can have these as a side effect. depakote, trileptal, risperdal, trazadone

difficult child 2 takes Namenda in the morning before school. I reminded him to go take it today as he was getting ready. Normally we use a pill box with everything measured out for the week, but lately he's been fine with just taking what he needs on his own. He just needs the prompt to go do it at the...

We are changing Jessie to Lamictal instead of Keppra. Keppra can be helpful but does not seem to be controlling the absence seizures. We are starting with the oral disintegrating tablets in the Lamictal starter pack. We will then switch to the generic (when she is at the right dose) because...

Tigger has been suspended for the week for hitting a teacher during a rage. When I asked the teacher what triggered the rage she said " I don't know". Okay, the whole point of an emotional support classroom is that they can intervene before the meltdown. Uuuuuggggggggghhhhhhhhh! Tigger said...