Posted by Solstice on February 28, 2012, at 22:34:40
In reply to Re: Saphris vs Lithium - call from PDoc today re Moon, posted by Twinleaf on February 28, 2012, at 22:11:33
> Wow. I think you are doing the right thing, and you are very well-informed and observant about side effects. Saphris by itself has the possibility of being a very good medication for her, whereas lithium probably doesn't.
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> How to get the pdoc on board? She is probably quite fearful about NMS right now. I guess it would be a good idea to let her know what you are doing as soon as you see that your daughter is doing better. Be sure that she knows how much she can trust your knowledge about side effects, as that will ease her anxieties.
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> Good luck, and I do hope your daughter does well with the Saphris. She seems to have a very positive instinct about it.
Thanks so much, Twin..And she does trust me. When we talked about the NMS, and it was clear that I understood it, she seemed relieved. She said "and if she does get worse, don't even call me - just take her to the ER and call me from there" and I said "Trust me, the minute she even gets a fever, we're outta here" and she responded chuckling and saying "Yeah, I knew I could trust you to stay on top of it."
So... I'm hoping I can get her on board with letting Moon work with the Saphris. I think Moon's strong desire to work with it - that alone may assist in mitigating this episode... maybe 'trigger' a resolution to the episode?
Solstice
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