Madication warnings

[anon4now]

Well, I think I'll just develop an anxiety disorder soon...and a little warning, this post may be random, but I trust you all are qualified to follow along.


I found a doctor!!! Yipee. And they will take him during the first week of June. So no 6-12 month wait. They're going to do a psych eval and work with me on deciding to start medication or not. I'm quitting my psychologist today since she really isn't doing much, and I got to sit with her and my son (9 y/o) the other day and I didn't like how she interacted with him. She talked to him like he was 5 and kept finishing his sentences. But anywho... I'm excited about this new office. I've talked to three different women and they all are super nice and they took the time to talk to me over the phone.

So I'm watching TV the other day, and they have an ad for Abilify to treat bi-polar disease. (Which it has been suggested my son go on depacote b/c of the bi-polar in his family history, so I'm sort of tuned in to bi-polar anyways) and it says this:

Increases in blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia), in some cases serious and associated with coma or death, have been reported in patients taking medicines like ABILIFY. Ask your healthcare professional about the need to monitor your blood sugar level before and during treatment

Ok, he's type I diabetic. His sugars can jump from 100 to 400 because of cookie. He's on an insulin pump, and if that sucker malfunctions, his sugar will jump to above 400.

I'm thinking, what about the other drugs, like depacote, or whatever they want to try. There's another part of the site that says there haven't been enough tests done to release any data. That means, the chances of having a type I diabetic ADHD person to try a drug that might kill them is rare. Well no kidding.

This is why I don't want to just go to a pediatrician for them to eenie meenie minie moe the next drug for him to try.

Ugh, this sucks.

Did you know there are a portion of parents out there that are diagnosed with PTSD after their child is diagnosed with Type I Diabetes? I can totally see why.

I guess I'll start printing some warning labels for the doctors in a few weeks.

Anon

[charliegirl]

I'm glad you didn't just put him on the abilify when it was suggested. You're smart to check any warnings before you medicate.

[bugsmom]

This is why it is so important to see the right "type" of doctor when it comes to medicating our children. A pyschiatrist is trained in all aspects of medication and will take the time needed to treat your son appropriately.

My son took Risperdal for over a year and we really had to watch his carb and sugar intake. Risperdal is very simular to Abilify in the sense that it will make our children crave carbs. I actually had to sign a paper noting that putting my child on this med could cause a sugar side-effect. His doctor was very clear on this before we did it. Because we have no family history of diabetes it was so much a factor, but you can still develop it due to the meds. I couldn't imagine your son going on this type of med.

Hang in there...you'll know much more after your son is evaluated.