Successful Addition of an ADHD Med

Much to our surprise, the psychiatrist at Meridell was able to add in an ADHD med to Caroline's mix without negative side effects. When we tried to do this previously at home, she always became very agitated or manic. So when he said early on during her stay at the RTC, that he was going to try adding a stimulant after she was completely stabilized, we had our doubts. Dr. Stone said that they had found that if they could get all of the other meds just right, they were often successful in treating the comorbid ADHD so many bipolar kids have. I didn't think it would be tolerated, but so far Caroline is doing great with the stimulant and not having the agitation or signs of mania she had shown in the past. This is great news since she has always had a focusing issue. Hooray!