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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 149037" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Bipolar disorder can run in families, and your son is NOT too young to be diagnosed with it. My own son was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder-not otherwise specified and his medications were overhauled while in a day treatment program at a local psychiatric hospital for 6 weeks this year. It was the best thing we could have done for him. His mood is more stable, and he is much easier to live with on a day-to-day basis.</p><p> </p><p>Having said that, you do need to know for sure whether you're dealing with Aspergers or BiPolar (BP) because the two are treated completely differently. My own son appears "Aspergerish" when he's having a bipolar epside -- he's socially withdrawn and incredibly anxious. But when he's medicated properly, the AS traits disappear.</p><p> </p><p>If your son has BiPolar (BP), the medications he's on could be making him worse. Any ADHD stimulant like Vyvanse can activate a child with BiPolar (BP) instead of calming him down. The same can (but doesn't always) happen with Clonidine. Furthermore, Lamictal is a wonderful mood stabilizer for treating BiPolar (BP), but it may not be enough to stabilize your son's mood. My own needs Lamictal plus a second mood stabilizer plus an atypical antipsychotic to gain stability (which is not aytpical for adolescents with BiPolar (BP)).</p><p> </p><p>If things are really rough at home, you may want to consider a day treatment program or an inpatient stay at a psychiatric hospital. That might get you some answers about what's really going on with your difficult child.</p><p> </p><p>Hope you make some headway soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 149037, member: 2423"] Bipolar disorder can run in families, and your son is NOT too young to be diagnosed with it. My own son was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder-not otherwise specified and his medications were overhauled while in a day treatment program at a local psychiatric hospital for 6 weeks this year. It was the best thing we could have done for him. His mood is more stable, and he is much easier to live with on a day-to-day basis. Having said that, you do need to know for sure whether you're dealing with Aspergers or BiPolar (BP) because the two are treated completely differently. My own son appears "Aspergerish" when he's having a bipolar epside -- he's socially withdrawn and incredibly anxious. But when he's medicated properly, the AS traits disappear. If your son has BiPolar (BP), the medications he's on could be making him worse. Any ADHD stimulant like Vyvanse can activate a child with BiPolar (BP) instead of calming him down. The same can (but doesn't always) happen with Clonidine. Furthermore, Lamictal is a wonderful mood stabilizer for treating BiPolar (BP), but it may not be enough to stabilize your son's mood. My own needs Lamictal plus a second mood stabilizer plus an atypical antipsychotic to gain stability (which is not aytpical for adolescents with BiPolar (BP)). If things are really rough at home, you may want to consider a day treatment program or an inpatient stay at a psychiatric hospital. That might get you some answers about what's really going on with your difficult child. Hope you make some headway soon. [/QUOTE]
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