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difficult child refuses to do anything we say, sneaks out, etc
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 107706" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I don't think he's acting typical teen. I've had two typical teen's and they didn't get THAT out of shape by being told "no" nor did they get violent or run away. They pouted, moped, talked about me in their room to their friends, etc. </p><p>I also think, the more I read, that the wild moodswings can either by bad medications (I agree with Sara and smallworld on that) or illegal use of drugs or both. My daughter had nutsy moodswings on drugs. Sadly, when a behavior gets far worse in the teen years, it can be the disorder getting worse, but it is also a huge red flag for illegal drug/alcohol use and teens can hide that well. They don't necessarily come home babbling about the colored lights. My daughter even worked, and she tells me now (after the fact) that she was so into drugs she even tried heroin a few times. I never would have guessed--we thought she had bipolar. So be careful. The medications for bipolar made her 100% worse partly because she didn't have bipolar--it just looked like it due to her drug use. Smoking is a red flag for drug use. While certainly not every teen who smokes uses drugs, kids who smoke are more likely to use drugs and/or drink a lot (smokes and alcohol go together). Alcohol can be as bad for our difficult child's as illegal substances, so I'd check that out as well. Bipolar medications, which he's NOT on, will only help if he isn't abusing anything else. otherwise, his other drugs or alcohol will make the prescription medications useless. Good luck, hon, to you and your son.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 107706, member: 1550"] I don't think he's acting typical teen. I've had two typical teen's and they didn't get THAT out of shape by being told "no" nor did they get violent or run away. They pouted, moped, talked about me in their room to their friends, etc. I also think, the more I read, that the wild moodswings can either by bad medications (I agree with Sara and smallworld on that) or illegal use of drugs or both. My daughter had nutsy moodswings on drugs. Sadly, when a behavior gets far worse in the teen years, it can be the disorder getting worse, but it is also a huge red flag for illegal drug/alcohol use and teens can hide that well. They don't necessarily come home babbling about the colored lights. My daughter even worked, and she tells me now (after the fact) that she was so into drugs she even tried heroin a few times. I never would have guessed--we thought she had bipolar. So be careful. The medications for bipolar made her 100% worse partly because she didn't have bipolar--it just looked like it due to her drug use. Smoking is a red flag for drug use. While certainly not every teen who smokes uses drugs, kids who smoke are more likely to use drugs and/or drink a lot (smokes and alcohol go together). Alcohol can be as bad for our difficult child's as illegal substances, so I'd check that out as well. Bipolar medications, which he's NOT on, will only help if he isn't abusing anything else. otherwise, his other drugs or alcohol will make the prescription medications useless. Good luck, hon, to you and your son. [/QUOTE]
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