Posted by octopusprime on August 20, 2006, at 10:54:23
In reply to Re: Please help... Bi-Polar Son..., posted by justscared on August 19, 2006, at 19:30:01
Hi, I'm an adult with bipolar 2 and I did not have good long-term results with an SSRI and an anti-psychotic (in my case, it was Celexa and Seroquel). I certainly had anger/rage issues on that combination, although I only sought a treatment change because of seizures and other extrapyramidal effects while I was sleeping.
Treatment with a mood stabilizer (in my case lamictal) has been much more effective. I understand your wariness with a poor trial of trileptal, but I do think a mood stabilizer is a better choice of treatment if your son is bipolar.
In your son's case, I would also consider lowering the dose of risperdal and seeing if that helps with the bedwetting. I would also wonder if he is sleeping ok (ie, he's twitching or otherwise sleeping unrestfully and therefore making him more prone to the rages).
good luck
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