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[quote=Anonymous]OP here - I so appreciate your kind and supportive notes. My son is on both abilify and Lamictal.  The abilify was a lifesaver for many years, until this Fall, when mounting school pressures and/or growth and hormone changes just caused the apple cart to upset.  Lamictal is new to us and we are very slowly titrating up to the therapeutic dosage.  After the hospital we moved him  to a small private which serves special needs population and has been a lifesaver.

I have the county emergency services number, but just haven't felt the need to call them.  His rages are pretty short lived and we get the younger sibling to safety out of the house and I remove myself so I can hear and see him if I need, but I am out of the line of fire.  After the rage, he falls apart and just wants to be with me. You would be shocked how useless his treatment team has been at coming up with a plan to deal with these rages.  I am going on instinct and have always known when to take more intensive action - like the hospitalization.

I wish the stigma around mental health was not so great, as I rely on my close friends for support and am tremendously careful about revealing his mental health information to other people.  It is so helpful to see replies on here and just know I'm not alone. [/quote]

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