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<blockquote data-quote="startingfresh" data-source="post: 741468" data-attributes="member: 22380"><p>Hi Copa <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> His diagnosis is depression, adhd (although dr/teachers never agreed on this), anxiety and at one time ODD. Other diagnosis have been thrown around such as mild (?!) cannabis abuse, bipolar and mood disorder but as quick as one doctor was to diagnosis those, another one said there was no evidence of that. Its been very difficult to get to the bottom of things because my son didn't want any part of it. He has tried many medications and none worked. He also never took the medications for very long or with consistency. I asked him about this the other day and he said it was because he didn't believe he needed them. Now, he says he knows he does. So,anyhow the medicine he is now on is trileptal and wellbutrin. He started trileptal one a week before the wellbutrin. I have to say within 3 days of taking the trileptal he felt "more stable" . A huge key piece here for him is that he is on these medications without marijuana or other drug. I have been down this road with him before where he gets super healthy, kicks the vices to the curb and does great. Then something triggers him (a break up, an argument with someone, etc) and he starts smoking weed and bam back to the beginning. I hope that the fact that he is on mood stabilizer will keep him from the rash reckless things he does when upset that then lead to the next worse thing. I can't stress enough how damaging the marijuana has been for him. </p><p></p><p>I do think he is tiring of the wreckage he has to face when he slips back into weed and other drugs/drinking and is <strong>choosing to change</strong> as you say. He says he hates that he can't enjoy it anymore, that it just brings him problems. He was quite traumatized about the binge where he bought pills, wrecked his car and doesn't remember anything from over 2-3 days. Luckily a good friend filled him in on the awful things he said and did and that really woke him up. Unfortunately for me, I too remember what he did and said. On a side note, his dr prescribed ADDERALL for his adhd. Right after he was discharged. I was beside myself but kept it quiet as that never gets me anywhere. After a few days he came to me and gave me the bottle of adderall and asked me to please dispose of them because he didn't trust himself. Progress. Huge Progress. I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. Now to get his dr to get a clue.</p><p></p><p>He carries a lot of guilt and self hate over these actions and I am guessing this led in part to his hospitalization.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="startingfresh, post: 741468, member: 22380"] Hi Copa :) His diagnosis is depression, adhd (although dr/teachers never agreed on this), anxiety and at one time ODD. Other diagnosis have been thrown around such as mild (?!) cannabis abuse, bipolar and mood disorder but as quick as one doctor was to diagnosis those, another one said there was no evidence of that. Its been very difficult to get to the bottom of things because my son didn't want any part of it. He has tried many medications and none worked. He also never took the medications for very long or with consistency. I asked him about this the other day and he said it was because he didn't believe he needed them. Now, he says he knows he does. So,anyhow the medicine he is now on is trileptal and wellbutrin. He started trileptal one a week before the wellbutrin. I have to say within 3 days of taking the trileptal he felt "more stable" . A huge key piece here for him is that he is on these medications without marijuana or other drug. I have been down this road with him before where he gets super healthy, kicks the vices to the curb and does great. Then something triggers him (a break up, an argument with someone, etc) and he starts smoking weed and bam back to the beginning. I hope that the fact that he is on mood stabilizer will keep him from the rash reckless things he does when upset that then lead to the next worse thing. I can't stress enough how damaging the marijuana has been for him. I do think he is tiring of the wreckage he has to face when he slips back into weed and other drugs/drinking and is [B]choosing to change[/B] as you say. He says he hates that he can't enjoy it anymore, that it just brings him problems. He was quite traumatized about the binge where he bought pills, wrecked his car and doesn't remember anything from over 2-3 days. Luckily a good friend filled him in on the awful things he said and did and that really woke him up. Unfortunately for me, I too remember what he did and said. On a side note, his dr prescribed ADDERALL for his adhd. Right after he was discharged. I was beside myself but kept it quiet as that never gets me anywhere. After a few days he came to me and gave me the bottle of adderall and asked me to please dispose of them because he didn't trust himself. Progress. Huge Progress. I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. Now to get his dr to get a clue. He carries a lot of guilt and self hate over these actions and I am guessing this led in part to his hospitalization. [/QUOTE]
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