Re: another update on my son

[Guest guest]

Well, thankfully you have a rescue crisis center. Do you have to pay for that? When Karac was at his worst stage, we had to hospitalize him and pay for it!! Pat K************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

[Guest guest]

Well, here we go again. My son is at Rescue Crisis again. Last night

and this morning he threatened to kill me and my fiance. He would not

stop screaming until he went to bed and started screaming at 6:45am

this morning. He went for his bloodwork for the Depakote levels and

then to Rescue. I am hoping that his doctor who is on call at Rescue

this weekend will listen to my request of taking him off of the

Strattera, at least to start with. I have made an appointment with his

developmental pediatrician at another mental health provider, but he

can't see him until September 5. With medicaid, my son can't get

services from two different agencies.

I am going to get a second opinion from this other doctor and possibly

a referral to a child psychiatrist at Toledo Hospital. I am about at

my wits end.

[Guest guest]

It sounds like he needs a mood stablizer for a little bit. Is he high funtioning autism? Can he talk well? Lois

Re: another update on my son

[Guest guest]

No, thankfully I don't have to pay for it. He has Medicaid and what

that won't pay, the Lucas County Mental Health Board picks up.

>

> Well, thankfully you have a rescue crisis center. Do you have to pay

for

> that? When Karac was at his worst stage, we had to hospitalize him

and pay for

> it!! Pat K<BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get

a sneak peek of the

> all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML>

>

[Guest guest]

He just started Depakote ER (500mg) on Wednesday night. He is

considered Aspergers. He can talk pretty good, but has the emotional

level of a 4-5 year old, not 9 years old. That sometimes makes it hard

to know if he truly understands what he is doing or not.

>

> It sounds like he needs a mood stablizer for a little bit. Is he high

funtioning autism? Can he talk well? Lois

> Re: another update on my son

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, what a blessing!! I think Karac's hospital bill was about $22,000. Pat K************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

[Guest guest]

It is hard to imagine such ignorance. They are paying $1000 a month on meds that don't help? amazing. Pat K************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

[Guest guest]

Yes it is. I was told by the staff of the Rescue Crisis Center that

Medicaid would not pay for my son to be in the hospital to wean him off

the meds. I think that is terrible. His meds cost Medicaid over $1000

a month, not sure now with the Depakote just being added. But wouldn't

you think that the government would be happy to not have to pay for

meds that aren't working?

>

> Wow, what a blessing!! I think Karac's hospital bill was about

$22,000. Pat K

> <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak

peek of the all-new AOL at

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[Guest guest]

I have another question. I can't remember if someone already said this

or not, but is Strattera a medication that I could stop on my own

without major side effects? I am not sure if the doctor will listen to

me or not, so I am asking you all. I am going to call the Crisis

Center here in a little bit and see if they can tell me what the doctor

said this morning about the medication.

[Guest guest]

Karac wasn't weaned off of Strattera; and he didn't have any side effects. He did have to be weaned off of the Geodon. Pat K ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour

[Guest guest]

You don't have to wean strattera. Just quit taking it.

Elaine

Re: another update on my son

I have another question. I can't remember if someone already said this or not, but is Strattera a medication that I could stop on my own without major side effects? I am not sure if the doctor will listen to me or not, so I am asking you all. I am going to call the Crisis Center here in a little bit and see if they can tell me what the doctor said this morning about the medication.

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[Guest guest]

yeah,that's true.I know when my son was on adderal ER we just stopped giving it

to him.I think unless its a med that you can take levels on it's not something

that stays in your system long.

Stacey

Date: 2007/07/21 Sat PM 03:07:23 CDT

To: AutismBehaviorProblems

Subject: Re: Re: another update on my son

You don't have to wean strattera. Just quit taking it. Elaine ----- Original

Message ----- From: mlwpdb To: AutismBehaviorProblems

Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 11:10 AM Subject: Re: another

update on my son

I have another question. I can't remember if someone already said this

or not, but is Strattera a medication that I could stop on my own

without major side effects? I am not sure if the doctor will listen to

me or not, so I am asking you all. I am going to call the Crisis

Center here in a little bit and see if they can tell me what the doctor

said this morning about the medication.

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[Guest guest]

Ricky came home this afternoon. So far, so good. We reworked his

reward system and it seems to be working, so far. Thanks to all who

wrote to me and offered suggestions and support. It was greatly

appreciated. Many thanks,