Guest guest Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Is anyone on the lists have a teenage child taking Trileptal?? Oxcarbazepine is the generic. Since the day from hell when we did not get our sons EEG due to the Dr. decision NOT to allow a soft restraint. His Dr. prescribed this for him. Oh, please don't let me jinks myself, but...it has been positive to date. Just wonder if anyone else has used or is using it (or any medical staff on list) know of any side effects I may expect or experience???? So as not to clog the list you can send any info/experience you may have directly to me at kman1991@... Thanks so much. DKW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 My 11 year old takes this medication along with several others. It's another mood stabilizer. He takes it twice a day. It's hard to know how much it helps as he's also taking respirdal and we've now added zyprexa (really for the purpose of increasing his appetite). He takes adderal which reduces his appetite and I couldn't stand him skipping meals. He also takes trazadone at night. He's stable right now but I have no idea how starting middle school will effect him when in starts in 5 weeks. I'm anticipating a huge set back. He takes all the mood stabililzers for bipolar but also has asperger's, ADHD and a million other labels. His biggest problem is anger/aggression. Now going through puberty his whole personality changed so we needed to add all these meds. The surges of testosterone (in my opinion) is what's really controlling everything right now. I hope I can survive the next few years. He didn' t live with me for 1 year because of his violent outbursts (I'm a single mom) and he was too much to handle and he ended up attacking me several times. He's been home for a month and although I'm thrilled to have him home and be in control (I did see him all the time when he was gone) of his care, there is a part of me that wonders how long it will last before he becomes unmanageable again. He's tough to be around and I was hoping he would have grown up more but nothing has changed. He still has the emotional maturity of a 1st grader but is extremely intelligent. I know I shouldn't complain because I'm grateful to have him but I am so much more exhausted with him in the house. I've had chronic laryngitis because I have to repeat the same things over and over. I had it for 1 1/2 years but it cleared up when he left. Now that he's home, it just doesn't do away. I'm just so tired physically and emotionally. I wanted this summer to be a happy time for us but he's starting fights with me every day over anything. We have a great support team of therapists who come to the house, for him, for me, family counseling, a behaviorist who's mostly working with me right now. Even with all that he's still so incredibly difficult. I can't go on like this forever. I'm burning out after only a month!! One more thing, he has no friends so he's with me all the time, he can't go to camp because sports are his worst nightmare and he flips out with any type of competition. Everything is a problem. Judie -------------- Original message -------------- From: pkuenstler@... That's a new one on me, but I am interested. What is it, and how has it helped your son? Pat K**************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars.(http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Maybe having a friend would help. I know it easier said than done when your child has angry outbursts. My son has the same problem. If you lived near us, I would suggest getting our kids together to see if they take to each other. My son seems the happiest when he connects with another child on his level. Here another suggestion: Doing lots of non-competitive sports like biking, swimming/fun pool, roller blading, dog walking, etc. It will burn off some energy and release feel-good endorphines in the brain. Dawn W. > > My 11 year old takes this medication along with several others. It's another mood stabilizer. He takes it twice a day. It's hard to know how much it helps as he's also taking respirdal and we've now added zyprexa (really for the purpose of increasing his appetite). He takes adderal which reduces his appetite and I couldn't stand him skipping meals. He also takes trazadone at night. He's stable right now but I have no idea how starting middle school will effect him when in starts in 5 weeks. I'm anticipating a huge set back. He takes all the mood stabililzers for bipolar but also has asperger's, ADHD and a million other labels. His biggest problem is anger/aggression. Now going through puberty his whole personality changed so we needed to add all these meds. The surges of testosterone (in my opinion) is what's really controlling everything right now. I hope I can survive the next few years. He didn't live with me for 1 year because of his violent outbursts (I'm a single > mom) and he was too much to handle and he ended up attacking me several times. He's been home for a month and although I'm thrilled to have him home and be in control (I did see him all the time when he was gone) of his care, there is a part of me that wonders how long it will last before he becomes unmanageable again. He's tough to be around and I was hoping he would have grown up more but nothing has changed. He still has the emotional maturity of a 1st grader but is extremely intelligent. I know I shouldn't complain because I'm grateful to have him but I am so much more exhausted with him in the house. I've had chronic laryngitis because I have to repeat the same things over and over. I had it for 1 1/2 years but it cleared up when he left. Now that he's home, it just doesn't do away. I'm just so tired physically and emotionally. I wanted this summer to be a happy time for us but he's starting fights with me every day over anything. We have a great support team of ther > apists who come to the house, for him, for me, family counseling, a behaviorist who's mostly working with me right now. Even with all that he's still so incredibly difficult. I can't go on like this forever. I'm burning out after only a month!! One more thing, he has no friends so he's with me all the time, he can't go to camp because sports are his worst nightmare and he flips out with any type of competition. Everything is a problem. > Judie > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: pkuenstler@... > That's a new one on me, but I am interested. What is it, and how has it helped your son? Pat K > > > ************** > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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