Posted by Jane on March 16, 2000, at 4:21:18
Our soon to be 16yo son has ADHD as well as being bi-polar and having OCD. He sees a neurologist for the ADHD but was referred to a psychiatrist for the other disorders. We recently was a check-up visit with the neurologist and his Dextrostat was increased because he is growing and gaining weight. We have not noticed any ill effects from this increase, but when we saw the psychiatrist yesterday he just arbitrarily wrote out a script to change Kevin from the Dextrostat to Adderall. I mentioned that that medication had been tried unsuccessfully in the past by another doctor but this one just dismissed my objection by saying that in the past Kevin had not been on his other meds; Luvox and Lithium. Today I called th neurologist's office for some advice about how to handle this situation and was told that they don't want to get involved because it would be awkward. So now what? Does my son suffer because the doctors don't want to get involved. Does anyone know the difference between the two drugs and why one would be prescribed over the other? This psychiatrist did not even tell me why he was making this change; just handed me the script as he ushered us out the door! Anyone having any clues please advise me!
Thanks,
Jane
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