To: Kim many medications and what do your children take?

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Kim

I talked with my daughter's psychologist right after seeing the

psychiatrist. She said it is used for bi-polar. She also said it

would make th ups(really hyper times) lower and the lows(meltdowns

not as low).When she said that about the bi-polar I said, " Oh,

that's something that has come up with her before. " Dd has NOT been

diagnosed with bi-polar, however, it has been mentioned as a

possibility several times. One thing about if she does end up being

bi-polar is that I've heard some of the treatment for OCD makes bi-

polar worse. The zoloft I think. Her skin picking does come out of

high anxiety. Church, during the worship in the auditorium, very

crowded. We have to sit on the same pew every week and if anyone

sits on that row with us, we have meltdown. Last week she drew

pictures and someone else sat with us and she reamined calm. Week

before she started loudly, during the middle of communion

saying, " Make them LEAVE! THis is our seat!!! " REpeatedly, she

refused to leave to go to the fowyer and carried on for 20 min. Lots

of skin picking. Other times she doesn't seem anxious, but, she says

it happens at school when she's bored, but, school is a whole lot of

anxiety for her due to the lack of friends and bullying we've been

fighting for years. I just don't know, but, my gut says her current

behavior doesn't warrent another medication. I'd like a second

opinion, but, there are very few child psyciatrist in town and most

don't take new patients. I was gonna take her in about 2 years ago

to a new doctor, but, I would have to have transfered everything

over to him, then if I didn't like him, what then????So, I cancelled

the appointment.

Anyway, I'm at a loss.

Darletta

-- In , mnmomof1@... wrote:

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> Hi Darletta. It is a tough call if it is from the meds. My dd

takes 5 meds

> and no longer skin picks. When she did it was always as a very

high anxiety

> thing. She would rip big scabs off as a way of dealing with her

anxiety and her

> anxiety was very clear when she would do it. Does your dd do that?

There is a

> kid in my class who skin picks, but it doesn't seem anxiety

related to me.

> He just does it instead of paying attention and doesn't seem

bothered at all.

> I don't think I would add another med if it isn't something that

is causing a

> major issue. Are they looking at bipolar? Geodon and Lamictal are

both used

> for bipolar and my dd takes both of those. Good luck. Kim

>

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> In a message dated 4/25/2008 10:29:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

> darlettaj@... writes:

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> ?I just think that her behaviors

> don't warrent adding another medication right now. When we

increased

> meds in Jan and again in March it was due to explosive agressive

> behavior and then reccuring scarey thoughts. What experience does

> anyone have with skin picking, do think it's related???

> Thanks!

> Darletta

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