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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 327726" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>There's a good chance that there's more to what you're seeing with your difficult child than ADHD. Especially since she does not do well on stimulants and given her bio mom's history. Bipolar disorder in children can look very much like severe ADHD. That doesn't mean ADHD can't also be present, but the bipolar symptoms can magnify everything. </p><p> </p><p>In my difficult child 2's case, he was initially diagnosis'd ADHD, but over time the stims stopped working and although we'd added Risperdal to help with his aggressive outbursts, even that was not enough by itself. It wasn't until we added a mood stabilizer to the AP medication that we got a decent lid on his symptoms overall. What seems to control his "ADHD-ness" now is the AP medication he takes. </p><p> </p><p>I don't know your history, but you might want to ask your psychiatrist about the possibilty that you're dealing with a mood disorder (like bipolar). Also, .5mg is not that high of a dose for Risperdal. We got as high as 4mg at one point with my difficult child 2, but I think he did really well on just 2mg for a long time. And yes, I would NOT go back to stimulants under any circumstance with your difficult child. </p><p> </p><p>I hope you're able to sort this out soon for her!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 327726, member: 3444"] There's a good chance that there's more to what you're seeing with your difficult child than ADHD. Especially since she does not do well on stimulants and given her bio mom's history. Bipolar disorder in children can look very much like severe ADHD. That doesn't mean ADHD can't also be present, but the bipolar symptoms can magnify everything. In my difficult child 2's case, he was initially diagnosis'd ADHD, but over time the stims stopped working and although we'd added Risperdal to help with his aggressive outbursts, even that was not enough by itself. It wasn't until we added a mood stabilizer to the AP medication that we got a decent lid on his symptoms overall. What seems to control his "ADHD-ness" now is the AP medication he takes. I don't know your history, but you might want to ask your psychiatrist about the possibilty that you're dealing with a mood disorder (like bipolar). Also, .5mg is not that high of a dose for Risperdal. We got as high as 4mg at one point with my difficult child 2, but I think he did really well on just 2mg for a long time. And yes, I would NOT go back to stimulants under any circumstance with your difficult child. I hope you're able to sort this out soon for her! [/QUOTE]
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