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<blockquote data-quote="Stef" data-source="post: 251744" data-attributes="member: 6657"><p>Hi Terry:</p><p> </p><p>He definetly has more than ADHD. It was ADHD to start with when he was around 5 y.o. His most recent diagnosis is ADHD with agressive behavior disorder. We're on his 4th psychiatrist. The doctor before this thought he had bipolar disorder, but looking at it over the years, it just didn't add up. His behavior can switch from one extreme to the other in literally seconds. You can see it happen- it's not gradual and it doesn't usually linger for days or weeks as in bipolar disorder. It can be hours or days in a different mood- it's actually a different person. I think he has borderline personality disorder. He is on a medication, Rispedine x 2 (1M-1E), which he thinks cause's his problem. Some times I think he skips the medications as well. We try to watch him take the medication, but it's hard to tell if he actually swallows it or not. If you watch him, he gets angry and accusses you of not trusting him. Gee, really? He's was re-evaluated last June, when all hell broke loose and he ended up in a Teen Behavioral Health Unit for a week. Since then he's been up and down, made some bad choices, got in trouble with the law, and is having problems in school. I try to talk to him, think I get through, but I think he just gives me lip service. I can (usually) talk to him. He does have goals, but has trouble ( a lot) staying focused. When thinks get tough in school, he gives up. Doesn't turn work in, and things of course get worse. Then he brings that home, accusses the teachers of picking on him, it's all bull. I talk to the teachers, so I know what's up. I really don't know what to do. I'm afraid for his future if he doesn't get with it.</p><p> </p><p>_____________________</p><p>Me/WD: Occupation PCB Designer</p><p></p><p>wife/WM: Married 33 years</p><p></p><p>difficult child 1 (aka M): 15 yo son HS Sophomore (wise fool), ODD, ADHD, 1 Residential Treatment Center (RTC) admit</p><p>medication: Risperdal .5mg x2 (1M, 1E)</p><p></p><p>easy child (aka K): 21 yo daughter</p><p></p><p>easy child (aka C): 23 yo son (7 mo. premie) </p><p></p><p>Zoo: Cats x 2 (M-Wrigley adopted outdoor feral, F-Zowie), Dog (F-Haley aka Bopo), Hamster, Fish- 2 tanks (livebearer's, tiger barbs), neighborhood cats who visit for freebies, squirrels, racoons, birds, and an occassional deer.</p><p></p><p>Sports: Chicago Cubs - Go Cubs Go!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stef, post: 251744, member: 6657"] Hi Terry: He definetly has more than ADHD. It was ADHD to start with when he was around 5 y.o. His most recent diagnosis is ADHD with agressive behavior disorder. We're on his 4th psychiatrist. The doctor before this thought he had bipolar disorder, but looking at it over the years, it just didn't add up. His behavior can switch from one extreme to the other in literally seconds. You can see it happen- it's not gradual and it doesn't usually linger for days or weeks as in bipolar disorder. It can be hours or days in a different mood- it's actually a different person. I think he has borderline personality disorder. He is on a medication, Rispedine x 2 (1M-1E), which he thinks cause's his problem. Some times I think he skips the medications as well. We try to watch him take the medication, but it's hard to tell if he actually swallows it or not. If you watch him, he gets angry and accusses you of not trusting him. Gee, really? He's was re-evaluated last June, when all hell broke loose and he ended up in a Teen Behavioral Health Unit for a week. Since then he's been up and down, made some bad choices, got in trouble with the law, and is having problems in school. I try to talk to him, think I get through, but I think he just gives me lip service. I can (usually) talk to him. He does have goals, but has trouble ( a lot) staying focused. When thinks get tough in school, he gives up. Doesn't turn work in, and things of course get worse. Then he brings that home, accusses the teachers of picking on him, it's all bull. I talk to the teachers, so I know what's up. I really don't know what to do. I'm afraid for his future if he doesn't get with it. _____________________ Me/WD: Occupation PCB Designer wife/WM: Married 33 years difficult child 1 (aka M): 15 yo son HS Sophomore (wise fool), ODD, ADHD, 1 Residential Treatment Center (RTC) admit medication: Risperdal .5mg x2 (1M, 1E) easy child (aka K): 21 yo daughter easy child (aka C): 23 yo son (7 mo. premie) Zoo: Cats x 2 (M-Wrigley adopted outdoor feral, F-Zowie), Dog (F-Haley aka Bopo), Hamster, Fish- 2 tanks (livebearer's, tiger barbs), neighborhood cats who visit for freebies, squirrels, racoons, birds, and an occassional deer. Sports: Chicago Cubs - Go Cubs Go! [/QUOTE]
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