Parent of Three Kids Diagnosed with Mental Illness - ASK ME ANYTHING!

@KaiserS, I haven’t heard back yet. I will ask again.

@surfcity I know that my two younger kids have gotten better as they got older, but I have no idea if it’s just maturity or other factors. 22-year-old daughter thinks the Prozac has helped a ton. She is SO much less stressed than just a year ago, though, and she was on the same meds.

My oldest realistically will probably never get a lot better, but his doctor does taper off the meds some when he’s more stable. Whenever his lithium is lowered much, though, he gets worse. I have heard it’s not good to stay on lithium long-term, but I talked to one man in his 60s who told me he’s been on it for 30 years and had no problems.