We have tried a number of medications for difficult child. The psychiatrist's we have seen always go back to suggesting antipsychotics, but I'm hesitant for many reasons one of which is...don't you end up having to up the dose and up the dose and then add more medications to counteract the side effects and eventually it stops...
I started writing this post while sitting in Alex's (not his real name) bedroom, waiting for him to finally fall asleep. He would have been happy to go to be alone, since I later found my smartphone once again hidden under clothes in his closet. But in the last week, he has broken one of his...
that may be working for your kid.
What do you do when you've tried them all?
Dylan's hyperactivity and impulsivity are skyrocketing. We had him 6 full days over the holiday, and every person that came in contact with him said he seemed "10x worse", "ready to jump out of his skin", "couldn't...
How much rozerum is normal for a child? I can't find a weight chart for it.
Are there other types of sleep aides for kids besides rozerum and seroquel? Rozerum seems to work most of the time on my oldest difficult child, but my middle difficult child who usually falls asleep quickly is awake all night now and my...
that we are going to try one more medication. One more and if it doesn't work, Dylan's treatment will continue and finish unmedicated.
Luvox - 25 mg tabs.
Yeah, I read where they just keep saying on the website "You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start taking an antidepressant...