Aggression/Bart. treatment.

[MamaOnAMission]

My girl is on Bactrim/Doryx. I will be up to full dose tomorrow but she very aggressive. Her confusion and racing thoughts are bad. I need to either up her lamictal or seroquel stop her from torturing the one friend she has left. Is there something else u would recommend? Any advice?

[Suzan]

Mostly big HUGS from me. We use epsom salt baths that seem to help. We are just learning about bart and getting that all stirred up with my dd11. She is showing signs of confusion along with other things. I'm hoping to get some tips from others too.

[laure]

My girl is on Bactrim/Doryx. I will be up to full dose tomorrow but she very aggressive. Her confusion and racing thoughts are bad. I need to either up her lamictal or seroquel stop her from torturing the one friend she has left. Is there something else u would recommend? Any advice?

 

We have been using seroquel for 5 days now, started with 12.5 mg for 3 days, up to 25 mg. now, and working up to 50 mg by next week (she is 105 pounds). Dr. says it kicks in pretty quickly. So far she does seem more easy-going, OCD still there, but she gets past things a little more quickly, (like if I accidentally touch something "comtaminated," she shudders, but doesn't get angry). She is also on 150mg zoloft, for 10 weeks now, but we haven't seen much result from that, maybe very slight bit less sad. This is no cure for our brand of OCD to be sure, but for now takes the edge off just a little tiny bit. So I guess I could say she is less aggressive/slower to anger. And more eager to please as well, since taking the seroquel.

The friends thing is tough at this age, and with girls especially, they can be pretty mean to anyone even slightly different. And my daughter could make friends with a lamp post, but she is still struggling with the Queen Bee, Wanna Be types. (Good read, by the way)

Edited October 25, 2012 by laure

[tpotter]

Have you considered 5-HTP? It's a precursor to seratonin, which is supposed to help the brain feel calm and happy. Works great for my children. Also, alternatively, you might want to try peanuts/peanutbutter. It's full of tryptophan (like 5-HTP) and also fat, which, my theory is takes it straight to the brain.

 

Peanuts/Peanutbutter worked great on DS16 when he was having rages, and it stopped the rages within minutes (literally). We even got to carrying peanuts everywhere we went (we even found that M&M peanuts worked in a pinch.) He hated peanuts, so I really don't think it was a placebo effect.

 

For the record, it did not help DS19, but both my boys do present differently.

 

Just a few recommendations.

[Christianmom]

Also, alternatively, you might want to try peanuts/peanutbutter. It's full of tryptophan (like 5-HTP) and also fat, which, my theory is takes it straight to the brain.

 

This is interesting because my son eats peanut butter on crackers every morning for breakfast because he says it makes him feel better. He doesn't really like breakfast in general (a symptom of KPU), so he tends to eat the same thing every morning. He says the reason it helps him is because of the protein--he is hypoglycemic. In general he doesn't do well if he is hungry at all. And the vitamin/herb mixes that he is on seem to make him extra hungry. So he eats often.

 

I wonder if the link to peanut butter is the protein itself and not the tryptophan. My son actually tested high for tryptophan, so I don't think it is the need for tryptophan that is helping him.