medicine

my question is my son is 11 years old and he has adhd, odd, anxiety, and seizures. he was recently had lowered his abilify and the phsyciatrist put him on prozac he takes that in the morning along with 1 mg of abilify in am and pm he was on 4 mg but there wiening him off the abilify well he has been much worse at home and school cause his meds are messed up.they should of put him on a mood stablizer and adhd meds it doesnt make sence hes been on alot of meds since he was 4 years old. i need something that is going to be right for him to take. so he doesnt threaten people anymore im almost to the point in having him go to pine rest but i feel im giving up on him and im not i want to get him the help but i think the doctor is at fault for his behavior lately cause of his meds i love my son very much. and i dont want him to leave but i dont want anyone hurt. i just want him on the right medicine so he can do better thats all so please give me medicine suggestion for him hes been on strattera, ritalin, conserta, adderal adderal xr. i need help please suggest something for him please,     dawn

[Sandman2]

   The short answer is that all kids are different and react to medications differently.  It really is a trial and error process.  That is why the communication between parent and doctor is so very, very important.
   Hopefully, your doctor has been  giving you behavioral therapy measures that you can use at home and that also are followed at school.  If he has not, its time to switch doctors.
  If I read you correctly he is not on any ADHD meds, but on an antipsychotic and an antidepressant - the doctor needs to explain this to you.  Frankly, I can't.  Is this a doctor that you have been with for a long time, or is he a recent one that is trying to figure out what is going on?  Either way, he either needs to be able to communicate clearly to you what he is trying to accomplish, or you may need to find another specialist.  Good Luck

[jdtm]

Wow - this one is difficult.  As Sandman2 said, it does take a long time for various medications to "work together" in the correct dose and correct timing.  I believe the term used is "cocktail".  Our neighbour's daughter suffers from Bi-polar and it was about two years before the correct "cocktail" was discovered.  Today, she is doing well and rarely has any setbacks.

That said, I would suggest that you document the exact time, the exact amount, and the name of each medication your son takes.  Record the exact time you notice any changes in your son after taking the meds - minutes, hours, even days - both good and bad changes.  This record should help your doctor find the correct "cocktail".  If your doctor is unable to help you, then find another medical mental health specialist as a child psychiatrist or child neurologist with more experience in this area.  

One point which I feel you should be aware - sometimes children with multiple diagnoses as your son could mean the doctor is reluctant (or legally unable) to diagnosis a more accurate disorder as many are not "legally recognized" until adulthood.  One site on the internet which might help you (and I'm not saying that your son is BPD - just that a lot of the behaviours of ODD and ADHD and anxiety are similar) is www.bpdfamily.com - Supporting a Son or Daughter Suffering from BPD message forum.  Hope this helps ...