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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 256254" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Wow, I'm sorry it's such a chaotic mess right now. That's rough on everyone, including difficult child.</p><p> </p><p>I don't know who diagnosis'd him or is managing his medications, but knowing what I now know about bipolar and how many kids with it react to ADHD medications, I'd be inclined to drop the stimulant completely and focus on getting him stabilized with medications for bipolar. The Depakote alone is obviously NOT controlling his hypersexuality and other impulses. He may need a different mood stabilizer, or a combination of them, or an atypical-antipsychotic, or a combination of that and a mood stabilizer. A qualified psychiatrist (with experience dealing with bipolar kids) is really the only one that's going to be able to help you sort this out. And believe it or not, the manic hyperactivity and distractability can look A LOT like ADHD. We've experienced this with my difficult child 2. He had some hypersexuality going on before he was stabilized, albeit not to the degree that your difficult child is experiencing, but it was abnormal nonetheless.</p><p> </p><p>As for where he's getting the ideas for the comments he's making, who knows? He could have heard it on TV, older kids, it's anybody's guess. I think what's important to focus on is helping him to stop, because right now he obviously can't -- he's not stable.</p><p> </p><p>It can take several years to finally get medications right. We've been dealing with issues with difficult child 2 for eight years, and the first six we didn't realize the true nature of his illness because his symptoms were changing. Now that he's been on the right class of medication, it's taken two more years to finally get him to a relatively stable place. And he still has room for improvement/tweaking.</p><p> </p><p>Do you have an appointment soon with his medication manager (whomever that is)? If not, I'd be on the phone right away with an update and a request for him to be seen.</p><p> </p><p>Hope you get some answers soon!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 256254, member: 3444"] Wow, I'm sorry it's such a chaotic mess right now. That's rough on everyone, including difficult child. I don't know who diagnosis'd him or is managing his medications, but knowing what I now know about bipolar and how many kids with it react to ADHD medications, I'd be inclined to drop the stimulant completely and focus on getting him stabilized with medications for bipolar. The Depakote alone is obviously NOT controlling his hypersexuality and other impulses. He may need a different mood stabilizer, or a combination of them, or an atypical-antipsychotic, or a combination of that and a mood stabilizer. A qualified psychiatrist (with experience dealing with bipolar kids) is really the only one that's going to be able to help you sort this out. And believe it or not, the manic hyperactivity and distractability can look A LOT like ADHD. We've experienced this with my difficult child 2. He had some hypersexuality going on before he was stabilized, albeit not to the degree that your difficult child is experiencing, but it was abnormal nonetheless. As for where he's getting the ideas for the comments he's making, who knows? He could have heard it on TV, older kids, it's anybody's guess. I think what's important to focus on is helping him to stop, because right now he obviously can't -- he's not stable. It can take several years to finally get medications right. We've been dealing with issues with difficult child 2 for eight years, and the first six we didn't realize the true nature of his illness because his symptoms were changing. Now that he's been on the right class of medication, it's taken two more years to finally get him to a relatively stable place. And he still has room for improvement/tweaking. Do you have an appointment soon with his medication manager (whomever that is)? If not, I'd be on the phone right away with an update and a request for him to be seen. Hope you get some answers soon! [/QUOTE]
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