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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 357109" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>K, I agree with Linda that it's going to be important to take a close look at your difficult child's medications. If she has bipolar disorder, stimulants like Vyvanse tend to destabilize kids with BiPolar (BP). Here's a link to the Treatment Guidelines on the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder website:</p><p><a href="http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>These guidelines, based on medical literature and formulated by a consensus conference of child and adolescent psychiatrists, provide step-by-step strategies for the treatment of depression and mania in young patients. Some parents find it helpful to print the document out and bring it to appointments with their children's psychiatrists to discuss treatment options.</p><p></p><p>In general, children with BiPolar (BP) need a first-line mood stabilizer (Lithium, Depakote, Lamictal, Trileptal, Tegretol) plus an atypical antipsychotic like Abilify to achieve stability. You may not get there with Vyvanse in the mix.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 357109, member: 2423"] K, I agree with Linda that it's going to be important to take a close look at your difficult child's medications. If she has bipolar disorder, stimulants like Vyvanse tend to destabilize kids with BiPolar (BP). Here's a link to the Treatment Guidelines on the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder website: [url]http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf[/url] These guidelines, based on medical literature and formulated by a consensus conference of child and adolescent psychiatrists, provide step-by-step strategies for the treatment of depression and mania in young patients. Some parents find it helpful to print the document out and bring it to appointments with their children's psychiatrists to discuss treatment options. In general, children with BiPolar (BP) need a first-line mood stabilizer (Lithium, Depakote, Lamictal, Trileptal, Tegretol) plus an atypical antipsychotic like Abilify to achieve stability. You may not get there with Vyvanse in the mix. [/QUOTE]
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