Thank you for bravely and openly sharing your story.
My 10 year old son is currently inpatient - 5th admission after a 13 month stay in a residential facility. Voices were noticeable in preschool and first suicide attempt was in kindergarten. His working dx is Bipolar 1 w/ psychotic episodes but we don't focus on labels as much as syx management. His rages/violence ... well, from what I've read about your daughter, I don't need to tell you. Andrews voices are currently "torturing" him. He's on Lithium and Cloazaril (only been 2 months) and Seroquel. The Clozaril dose is still being adjusted so I'm holding out some hope but it sure does feel like we're watching Andrew slip away.
Anywho, I'm feeling desperate. Andrew has been on, LITERALLY, every mood stabilizer and atypical antipsychotic on the market over the past 3-4 years and nothing is working or working for long.
1. how long did it take to see results from Clozaril with your daughter?
2. where do you and your wife find support (ie other parents)?
3. have you ever worked with NIMH?
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Thank you for bravely and openly sharing your story. My 10 year old son is currently inpatient - 5th admission after a 13 month stay in a residential facility. Voices were noticeable in preschool and first suicide attempt was in kindergarten. His working dx is Bipolar 1 w/ psychotic episodes but we don't focus on labels as much as syx management. His rages/violence ... well, from what I've read about your daughter, I don't need to tell you. Andrews voices are currently "torturing" him. He's on Lithium and Cloazaril (only been 2 months) and Seroquel. The Clozaril dose is still being adjusted so I'm holding out some hope but it sure does feel like we're watching Andrew slip away. Anywho, I'm feeling desperate. Andrew has been on, LITERALLY, every mood stabilizer and atypical antipsychotic on the market over the past 3-4 years and nothing is working or working for long. 1. how long did it take to see results from Clozaril with your daughter? 2. where do you and your wife find support (ie other parents)? 3. have you ever worked with NIMH?
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