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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 50553" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>As you know klmno, it is so hard to actually diagnosis kids at this age. I had a feeling my difficult child was bi-polar from age 4 on because he had rapid mood cycles throughout the entire day and his father was bi-polar. However, the doctors did not want to diagnose him with that until he was showing actual signs of mania, which started pretty abruptly when he was around 12. From what I have read, puberty is when most bi-polar patients start to show more classic signs of bi-polar, but up until that point bi-polar can manifest itself by making the patient excessively moody, or depressed, etc.</p><p></p><p>So to answer your question, your son could have bi-polar that is starting to show more classic signs as he matures - or he could have suffered mania induced by prozac - or any other of the myriad of mood disorders. It is just such a cr@p shoot, and so hard to really know. Regardless, the Dr should be able to trial some other non SSRI medications with him, to see if those help with his mood regulation issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 50553, member: 3301"] As you know klmno, it is so hard to actually diagnosis kids at this age. I had a feeling my difficult child was bi-polar from age 4 on because he had rapid mood cycles throughout the entire day and his father was bi-polar. However, the doctors did not want to diagnose him with that until he was showing actual signs of mania, which started pretty abruptly when he was around 12. From what I have read, puberty is when most bi-polar patients start to show more classic signs of bi-polar, but up until that point bi-polar can manifest itself by making the patient excessively moody, or depressed, etc. So to answer your question, your son could have bi-polar that is starting to show more classic signs as he matures - or he could have suffered mania induced by prozac - or any other of the myriad of mood disorders. It is just such a cr@p shoot, and so hard to really know. Regardless, the Dr should be able to trial some other non SSRI medications with him, to see if those help with his mood regulation issues. [/QUOTE]
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