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<blockquote data-quote="oceans" data-source="post: 36561" data-attributes="member: 2687"><p>When my son was hospitalized they were talking about buspar because of a question of anxiety, but then they were thinking that maybe anxiety was not really the issue, so they stopped talking about it. They then added another AD to the one he was already on, and that did not help. I finally talked them into adding the Lamictal, and he is doing well on that. He has been on it for quite some time and never got a rash. It took me 1 1/2 years to get someone to agree to try it, because it seems everyone is afraid of that rash.</p><p></p><p>I am sorry that there are so many problems with psychiatric care in the area that you live, but know that it is not just the psychiatrists where you are that are reluctant to try Lamictal, or a mood stabilizer. I find that to be the case here as well, and there are many more choices for help in this area. They all seems to want to try other alternatives first, and go to the mood stabilizer if nothing else works. For some kids, like mine, that meant years of instability.</p><p></p><p>I know that some psychiatrists do use AP's like a mood stabilizer. It works in some kids, but fizzles out with others (like my kid). She is probably thinking that since the Abilify is holding the mood, the next step is to work on the anxiety. Everyone reacts to medications differently, so it is possible that an anxiety medication might work with the AP. I don't know much about buspar, or needing to take it with an AD.</p><p></p><p>I thought you were titrating up the Abilify and the plan was already in place to add the mood stabilizer?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oceans, post: 36561, member: 2687"] When my son was hospitalized they were talking about buspar because of a question of anxiety, but then they were thinking that maybe anxiety was not really the issue, so they stopped talking about it. They then added another AD to the one he was already on, and that did not help. I finally talked them into adding the Lamictal, and he is doing well on that. He has been on it for quite some time and never got a rash. It took me 1 1/2 years to get someone to agree to try it, because it seems everyone is afraid of that rash. I am sorry that there are so many problems with psychiatric care in the area that you live, but know that it is not just the psychiatrists where you are that are reluctant to try Lamictal, or a mood stabilizer. I find that to be the case here as well, and there are many more choices for help in this area. They all seems to want to try other alternatives first, and go to the mood stabilizer if nothing else works. For some kids, like mine, that meant years of instability. I know that some psychiatrists do use AP's like a mood stabilizer. It works in some kids, but fizzles out with others (like my kid). She is probably thinking that since the Abilify is holding the mood, the next step is to work on the anxiety. Everyone reacts to medications differently, so it is possible that an anxiety medication might work with the AP. I don't know much about buspar, or needing to take it with an AD. I thought you were titrating up the Abilify and the plan was already in place to add the mood stabilizer? [/QUOTE]
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