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<blockquote data-quote="ryzgal" data-source="post: 369673"><p>thanks for the reply <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>no, he's never seen a neuropsychiatrist. he's seen a neurologist for possible seizure disorder, but it was negative. they did tell me that ADD can exhibit as staring seizures, so they decided that's all it was. But someone else advised me that inattentiveness can also be part of bipolar. He literally 'checks out' where it seems a switch is flipped and he turns off. It's very disconcerting! </p><p> </p><p>We meet again with his psychiatrist next week to discuss a change in his medications. They just increased his celexa back up to 40mg, but it seems to actually have made his irritablity and irrational behavior worse. (yet another reason why the psychiatrist thinks no on bipolar because she says if behavior is worse on those medications, then medications won't help him for that). I'm going to ask again for an evaluation or a second opinion. I think I might be able to go to his pediatrician and ask for a referral to the children's hospital to get a second opinion. </p><p> </p><p>He meets with his counselor today to start dealing with anger issues, and learning some ways to cope with his feelings of rage. We've been to so many counselors and family therapists already. But they are finally starting to deal with the ODD as an actual issue and not just behavior that needs correcting. Does that make sense? </p><p>We've been made to feel as though we just aren't parenting the right way. It's hard to have friends because we feel judged (or that our child is going to be judged). Man, am I sounding like a big whiny baby? Sorry!</p><p> </p><p>So here's a question-</p><p>Is it normal to feel massive amounts of guilt (for all the ways you can find to blame yourself for your difficult child issues) AND feel so much anger at your sweet precious baby that makes you want to throttle them? Is that bad? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> But through it all, still feel so much love for them? </p><p> </p><p>Thanks again for this site,</p><p>Stac</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ryzgal, post: 369673"] thanks for the reply :happy: no, he's never seen a neuropsychiatrist. he's seen a neurologist for possible seizure disorder, but it was negative. they did tell me that ADD can exhibit as staring seizures, so they decided that's all it was. But someone else advised me that inattentiveness can also be part of bipolar. He literally 'checks out' where it seems a switch is flipped and he turns off. It's very disconcerting! We meet again with his psychiatrist next week to discuss a change in his medications. They just increased his celexa back up to 40mg, but it seems to actually have made his irritablity and irrational behavior worse. (yet another reason why the psychiatrist thinks no on bipolar because she says if behavior is worse on those medications, then medications won't help him for that). I'm going to ask again for an evaluation or a second opinion. I think I might be able to go to his pediatrician and ask for a referral to the children's hospital to get a second opinion. He meets with his counselor today to start dealing with anger issues, and learning some ways to cope with his feelings of rage. We've been to so many counselors and family therapists already. But they are finally starting to deal with the ODD as an actual issue and not just behavior that needs correcting. Does that make sense? We've been made to feel as though we just aren't parenting the right way. It's hard to have friends because we feel judged (or that our child is going to be judged). Man, am I sounding like a big whiny baby? Sorry! So here's a question- Is it normal to feel massive amounts of guilt (for all the ways you can find to blame yourself for your difficult child issues) AND feel so much anger at your sweet precious baby that makes you want to throttle them? Is that bad? :winking: But through it all, still feel so much love for them? Thanks again for this site, Stac [/QUOTE]
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