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<blockquote data-quote="mom22" data-source="post: 711065" data-attributes="member: 21653"><p>I wanted to post an update and a cautionary tale. When I met with the Dr regarding the expected length of stay in hospital. he said they could keep him in the hospital to continue monitoring him but that there observations were generally good and it would be okay to take him home. They noted that he was hyperactive and impulsive before ADHD medications (Daytrana patch 30mg) but improved once the stimulant kicked in and no real meltdowns or other mood problems. He was taken off Abilify (was on 15 mg) and Risperdal (.5mg) completely. This was done over the course of one week. He was discharged on Saturday. </p><p></p><p>Right away I noticed an increase in hyperactivity and other issues: nonstop talking, incessantly throwing ball up and down, and getting in others space, crying during dinner because of something that had made him sad earlier in the day, meltdown and refusal to brush teeth because floor in the bathroom was wet.... Over the course of this week he started exhibiting weird jerky movements, walking in a strange way, hunching over, nonstop movement, motor tics and worst of all - loss of speech fluency. He speaks in a staccato rhythm and struggles to get a compete thought/sentence out. His appetite is gone and he is still up 3 hours after going to bed. Even his thinking seems to have regressed and he makes statements that are more in line with 4 year old. </p><p></p><p>We went back to psychiatrist today and he has determined that son is experiencing dyskensia tardive due to being weaned from medications so quickly. Now he is back on 2mg of abilify to "help give him some relief" according to DR. I feel like this is such a mess and I don't know if this is a good solution. It is hard to watch him in his current state though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mom22, post: 711065, member: 21653"] I wanted to post an update and a cautionary tale. When I met with the Dr regarding the expected length of stay in hospital. he said they could keep him in the hospital to continue monitoring him but that there observations were generally good and it would be okay to take him home. They noted that he was hyperactive and impulsive before ADHD medications (Daytrana patch 30mg) but improved once the stimulant kicked in and no real meltdowns or other mood problems. He was taken off Abilify (was on 15 mg) and Risperdal (.5mg) completely. This was done over the course of one week. He was discharged on Saturday. Right away I noticed an increase in hyperactivity and other issues: nonstop talking, incessantly throwing ball up and down, and getting in others space, crying during dinner because of something that had made him sad earlier in the day, meltdown and refusal to brush teeth because floor in the bathroom was wet.... Over the course of this week he started exhibiting weird jerky movements, walking in a strange way, hunching over, nonstop movement, motor tics and worst of all - loss of speech fluency. He speaks in a staccato rhythm and struggles to get a compete thought/sentence out. His appetite is gone and he is still up 3 hours after going to bed. Even his thinking seems to have regressed and he makes statements that are more in line with 4 year old. We went back to psychiatrist today and he has determined that son is experiencing dyskensia tardive due to being weaned from medications so quickly. Now he is back on 2mg of abilify to "help give him some relief" according to DR. I feel like this is such a mess and I don't know if this is a good solution. It is hard to watch him in his current state though. [/QUOTE]
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