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Old 12-16-2011, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by gesturepen View Post
My mother's concerned about adjusting my niece's medications too much due to her weight. The psychiatrist wanted to increase one of her medications (I've forgotten which one) and my mother was hesitant about it.
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Start keeping daily notes of
1 meds
2 behaviors
3 sleep

Ask the psychiatrist to take her off the Concerta for two weeks. She might not need it. More importantly, it might be causing the melt downs.

It's not useful to try to push her about a lie, make her tell her the truth, . . . these are the kinds of things you can learn in therapy and in nami.org

I don't understand why your mother would say "no" to medication because of weight. The psychiatrist can perhaps try a different medication.
Drastically lower the carbs and junk in the house - - - pasta, pizza, bread, chips, potatoes, . . . . fried foods, . . .sweets
These foods are generally bad for people. They can be particularly bad for children with mood swings.


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