BusynMember
Well-Known Member
My son had the wrong label and the wrong medications. I cared more about the wrong medications...I am still upset at myself for going along with bipolar when it felt wrong to me...he did not have mood swings nor did he even rage after he turned four. As for a label following you forever, it doesn't. My son's BiPolar (BP) label has been dropped. Nobody sees it. There is no such thing as a diagnosis that can't be c hanged.
Having said this, I am in love with this TDD (temper dysregulation disorder). I think it is PERFECT for what is now known as pediatric bipolar. It was PERFECT for what was wrong with me when I was a child. I truly did have such bad depression, even as a child, that I know for a fact that kids can be depressed. Still, biggest problem with my behavior was an inability to stay on an even keel and would sometimes be sweet as pie and sometimes act out because of a simple "no" from my parents. This continued into adulthood. I diagnosed myself with borderline personality disorder which is soon to be called emotional dysregulation disorder. The moodswings of children can turn into many things...not just bipolar. Borderline is another. Some kids get less volatile on their own too. My Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son is pretty calm now. Of course, he also got a lot of interventions.
The only time I'd probably really believe that my child maybe has bipolar or schizophrenia was if the child had hallucinations. That is way beyond the realm of ADHD or anything else. Other than that, I think doctors should be more careful when they diagnose and less drug happy. Some seem to write a prescription for every single symptom. Again, as one who has been overmedicated, that is the worse feeling in the world. You feel like you're walking in a dream; like a zombie; like nothing is real. What's with overmedicating these children?? I find this a disturbing trend, no offense meant to anybody as, of course, I am not a doctor and probably have no idea what I'm talking about
Just a vent on a subject which is touchy to me.
Having said this, I am in love with this TDD (temper dysregulation disorder). I think it is PERFECT for what is now known as pediatric bipolar. It was PERFECT for what was wrong with me when I was a child. I truly did have such bad depression, even as a child, that I know for a fact that kids can be depressed. Still, biggest problem with my behavior was an inability to stay on an even keel and would sometimes be sweet as pie and sometimes act out because of a simple "no" from my parents. This continued into adulthood. I diagnosed myself with borderline personality disorder which is soon to be called emotional dysregulation disorder. The moodswings of children can turn into many things...not just bipolar. Borderline is another. Some kids get less volatile on their own too. My Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son is pretty calm now. Of course, he also got a lot of interventions.
The only time I'd probably really believe that my child maybe has bipolar or schizophrenia was if the child had hallucinations. That is way beyond the realm of ADHD or anything else. Other than that, I think doctors should be more careful when they diagnose and less drug happy. Some seem to write a prescription for every single symptom. Again, as one who has been overmedicated, that is the worse feeling in the world. You feel like you're walking in a dream; like a zombie; like nothing is real. What's with overmedicating these children?? I find this a disturbing trend, no offense meant to anybody as, of course, I am not a doctor and probably have no idea what I'm talking about
Just a vent on a subject which is touchy to me.