[Cedarcross22]

Start looking up Lithium Orotate, which is OTC and how taking it can reduce the effects of dementia in people and can prevent it. Lithium salts are found naturally in the earth and some water sources. This is NOT the same as prescribed Lithium but has similarities. Taken in low doses can help with mood swings and many other things. Also, look at Utube Dr. Telepathy Snow is amazing at educating caregivers on dealing with those with dementia. Hopefully this helps.

[Cedarcross22]

We are dealing with this now. My 15 yr old son has high functioning autism, severe adhd and a mood disorder. He takes a lot of meds- which I don’t like. We have not been able to get Concerta for him in almost a month. Luckily I kept all the old meds he had taken and he’s taking adderall for now and doing fine. I really think he’s overprescribed and would like to take him off everything. There is an abstract by NIH called nutritional therapies for mental disorders and it is full of information about what vitamins and supplements may help as an alternative to prescribed meds. I’m just too afraid to get him off his meds because he’s stable and I’m afraid of the outcome and our situation is complicated.

But I’m also worried about him continuing to take meds that have increased his appetite and made him too uninterested in doing much too. As well as the possibility of losing access to prescribed meds and him going off cold turkey which is not an option based on what he takes.