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Bipolar in children explained....finally rang my bells!
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 449311" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Maybe because my son was misdiagnosed with childhood bipolar, I just don't believe anyone knows how to spot it in children. I read somewhere that it remains to be seen how many children diagnosed with it actually develop bipolar as teens and adults. I think it would probably be a lot safer to call it "mood disorder." That I know happens in kids because I had terrible depression as a child. </p><p>I don't agree with how fast they stick young kids on mood stabilizers...my son was put on four of them and had bad side effects from all of them, and he DOESN'T even have a mood disorder, much less bipolar. He is eighteen and is actually very mellow. But his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) obsessions and literal thinking got him his diagnosis which lead to a boatload of drugs that he didn't need.</p><p></p><p>I think the best thing to do with bipolar is to go slow and make sure you get a neuropsychologist evaluation to rule out other things...and look up all the medication that is prescribed to your child. Like most childhood disorders, diagnoses often change with time, but if you happen to have a child diagnosed with bipolar you get a slew of medication (very strong medications) along with the diagnosis. Not the same as a wrong diagnosis of ADHD.</p><p></p><p>JMO from my experience...no article can make me feel that they can identify which children will eventually become bipolar. At least not yet. Again, this is only my opinion, not meant to offend anyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 449311, member: 1550"] Maybe because my son was misdiagnosed with childhood bipolar, I just don't believe anyone knows how to spot it in children. I read somewhere that it remains to be seen how many children diagnosed with it actually develop bipolar as teens and adults. I think it would probably be a lot safer to call it "mood disorder." That I know happens in kids because I had terrible depression as a child. I don't agree with how fast they stick young kids on mood stabilizers...my son was put on four of them and had bad side effects from all of them, and he DOESN'T even have a mood disorder, much less bipolar. He is eighteen and is actually very mellow. But his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) obsessions and literal thinking got him his diagnosis which lead to a boatload of drugs that he didn't need. I think the best thing to do with bipolar is to go slow and make sure you get a neuropsychologist evaluation to rule out other things...and look up all the medication that is prescribed to your child. Like most childhood disorders, diagnoses often change with time, but if you happen to have a child diagnosed with bipolar you get a slew of medication (very strong medications) along with the diagnosis. Not the same as a wrong diagnosis of ADHD. JMO from my experience...no article can make me feel that they can identify which children will eventually become bipolar. At least not yet. Again, this is only my opinion, not meant to offend anyone. [/QUOTE]
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