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Lithium, Abilify, Geodon, Lamictal??? Thoughts please.
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 363643" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>My three kids lie on the depressive end of the mood spectrum. We try to stay away or minimize exposure to antipsychotics (my two younger children are on tiny doses of APs). All three kids have had positive results with Lamictal, and the girls are still taking it. My son J was weaned while in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) because he is engaged in an intensive therapeutic program where the focus is coping skills rather than medications.</p><p> </p><p>The problem with Lamictal is that you need to start low and go slow to avoid the risk of a serious rash so it takes a while to get to a therapeutic dose. We did the titration even slower than the manufacturer recommended because we were dealing with children rather than adults. We started at 12.5 mg and increased in 12.5 mg every two weeks. With this scheduled, my children had absolutely no side effects.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck with your decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 363643, member: 2423"] My three kids lie on the depressive end of the mood spectrum. We try to stay away or minimize exposure to antipsychotics (my two younger children are on tiny doses of APs). All three kids have had positive results with Lamictal, and the girls are still taking it. My son J was weaned while in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) because he is engaged in an intensive therapeutic program where the focus is coping skills rather than medications. The problem with Lamictal is that you need to start low and go slow to avoid the risk of a serious rash so it takes a while to get to a therapeutic dose. We did the titration even slower than the manufacturer recommended because we were dealing with children rather than adults. We started at 12.5 mg and increased in 12.5 mg every two weeks. With this scheduled, my children had absolutely no side effects. Good luck with your decision. [/QUOTE]
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