Posted by judy1 on December 21, 2003, at 19:42:41
In reply to Re: My sister is cutting...how do I help?, posted by Lyrical13 on December 21, 2003, at 19:29:58
AEDs are anti-epileptic drugs like depakote, tegretol, trileptal, lamictal, etc.- drugs that are used for bipolar disorder and epilepsy. Do you think the trileptal has helped your sister's irritability? It's hard to tell at that age (with hormones flying) if it's actually the medication or not. Since she has a familial history then that's an important factor, and since I don't know anything about her I was talking more about the 13 y.o in my life. Sexual identity is another biggie at that age, I'm really glad you're pushing the counseling.
take care, judy
BTW, my pdoc often says that alcoholics are people with anxiety disorders that are self-medicating (thinking about your family member). is your sister being given anything for panic disorder? I take klonopin (a benzo) for that and it helps a great deal along with CBT (cogntive behavioral therapy)-sorry I tend to abbreviate everything
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