HIS PSYCHIATRIST SWITCHED HIM AFTER WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT HIS BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. MY GRANDSON APPEARS TO BE HEADED TOWARD ODD, IF HE IS NOT THERE ALREADY. HIS GRADES ARE DROPPING, HIS BEHAVIOR IS IMPULSIVE, HE IS ARGUMENTATIVE.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH I AM NOT SO SURE THAT TRILEPTAL IS DOING HIM ANY GOOD. I HAVE BEEN WORKING NIGHTS THIS WEEKEND AND HAVE NOT SEEN THAT MUCH OF HIM BUT IT APPEARS THAT HE MAY BE WORSE. I WILL JUST HAVE TO CLOSELY MONITOR HIS BEHAVIOR. IT KIND OF SCARES ME THAT HIS PSYCHIATRIST PUT HIM ON THIS MEDICINE. I HAVE NOT SEEN MENTION OF THIS MED ON THIS BULLETIN BOARD. I MAY HAVE TO SEEK AN MD THAT SUB SPECIALIZES IN CHILDREN OR ADD.
THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE. WE ARE IN THE HOUSTON TEXAS AREA. IF YOU OR ANYONE KNOWS OF A GOOD PSYCHIATRIST OR PSYCHOLOGIST IN THIS AREA I WOULD APPRECIATE THE REFERENCE.
THANKS
JOEY
NOW I AM A LITTLE DISCOURAGED WITH MY GRANDSONS MD. I JUST SURFED THE WEB FOR INFO ON TRILEPTAL AND FOUND OUT THAT IT SEEMS TO BE VERY USEFUL FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE BIPOLAR. I REALLY DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HE IS BIPOLAR, HE DOES NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF EITHER DEPRESSION OR MANIA. HE TRULY FITS THE ADHD MOLD. OH WELL I GUESS IT IS BACK TO THE OLD DRAWING BOARD.MY GRANDSON'S MD SWITCHED HIM FROM STRATTERA TO TRILEPTAL. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS HAD ANY EXPERIENCE, GOOD OR BAD, WITH THIS MEDICATION.
THANKS
JOEY
Hi Joey, Trileptal is an anticonvulsant med used for epilepsy.
Now, I know someone whose son is adopted from Russia & they use this type of med for his ADHD, but from what I know of her son, he's just out there. But he has a host of other problem, including LD's. He is a wonderful boy, I really like him. Both my husband & I have coached him before, & he is just not on the same page as everyone else.
Why did they switch your grandson from Straterra to Trileptal?
I know of one person that has adult adhd and has been prescribed trileptal, he reports that it helps his mind quiet down. It works for him.