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Why Is My Child Suddenly Misbehaving? Give Him Divalproex?

hi, I got 16year old my son who suddenly started misbehaving , he stop studying & says he don t understand anything everything is blank , he don t know what to do ? so I took him to psychiatrist he gave me this medecinin what should I do should I start giveing him medicine ? he told me to give tablet Divalproex 750mg (depakote ) and olimelt 2.5mg. I am confuse don t know what to do please advice it is worth givening this tablet to my 16 year old child.
Wed, 25 Sep 2013
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your description. I suggest you to visit a psychological counsellor before starting the medication, though I am not questioning the wisdom of the psychiatrist.

Why your child is misbehaving? You should find out. He may not tell you. But may tell to a third person if asked properly. Psychological counselors are trained to do that. There may be some problem in the developmental way of the child which needs to find out. Eradicating the problem should set him in the right path. You can contact me over phone through healthcaremagic and I shall help you.

Hope this clears your doubts. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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Why Is My Child Suddenly Misbehaving? Give Him Divalproex?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your description. I suggest you to visit a psychological counsellor before starting the medication, though I am not questioning the wisdom of the psychiatrist. Why your child is misbehaving? You should find out. He may not tell you. But may tell to a third person if asked properly. Psychological counselors are trained to do that. There may be some problem in the developmental way of the child which needs to find out. Eradicating the problem should set him in the right path. You can contact me over phone through healthcaremagic and I shall help you. Hope this clears your doubts. Available for further clarifications. Good luck.