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Of Bipolar, Bedwetting and Stimulants
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<blockquote data-quote="PorcupineWhisperer" data-source="post: 292946" data-attributes="member: 62"><p>Thanks for the feedback - you guys are awesome!!!</p><p></p><p>gvcmom - We actually did bump up the Depakote for a couple of weeks and it had absolutely no effect. It took awhile to convince the psychiatrist that the Adderall was the problem. Once the Adderall was stopped, difficult child 'crashed' - he slept for almost two days as the increased Depakote was able to kick in without the Adderall. </p><p></p><p>In terms of the bedwetting being a side effect of the Depakote, 'Junior' has significant enuresis on both sides of his family - so I think in his case it's most likely genetic.</p><p></p><p>Fran - I think with difficult child it's kind of like with a computer - you have 'shut down' and 'stand by' modes. I think when difficult child sleeps, his brain 'shuts down' in that he really gets into a deep sleep (aided by the Seroquel). I think the stimulant keeps his brain in stand by mode in that it doesn't allow him to completely disconnect and his body is able to respond better to bladder signals. </p><p></p><p>jcox - DDAVP was never effective for him even at the max dose. Imipramine caused a seizure. </p><p></p><p>My thought at this point is to suggest possibly Focalin or a micro dose of another stimulant to see if he can tolerate that and to gage the effectiveness on the bedwetting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PorcupineWhisperer, post: 292946, member: 62"] Thanks for the feedback - you guys are awesome!!! gvcmom - We actually did bump up the Depakote for a couple of weeks and it had absolutely no effect. It took awhile to convince the psychiatrist that the Adderall was the problem. Once the Adderall was stopped, difficult child 'crashed' - he slept for almost two days as the increased Depakote was able to kick in without the Adderall. In terms of the bedwetting being a side effect of the Depakote, 'Junior' has significant enuresis on both sides of his family - so I think in his case it's most likely genetic. Fran - I think with difficult child it's kind of like with a computer - you have 'shut down' and 'stand by' modes. I think when difficult child sleeps, his brain 'shuts down' in that he really gets into a deep sleep (aided by the Seroquel). I think the stimulant keeps his brain in stand by mode in that it doesn't allow him to completely disconnect and his body is able to respond better to bladder signals. jcox - DDAVP was never effective for him even at the max dose. Imipramine caused a seizure. My thought at this point is to suggest possibly Focalin or a micro dose of another stimulant to see if he can tolerate that and to gage the effectiveness on the bedwetting. [/QUOTE]
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