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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 660586" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Well, be careful. I personanlly don't like bipolar diagnoses in little kids as t here are no studies that support that these kids grow up to have full blown bipolar and I was unhappy with the amount of weight gain, hunger and fatigue my son had on mood stablizers. They have serious side effects and, in the end, he didn't have a mood disorder...so do your homework about medications and don't just trust the doctor. It's best to be informed.</p><p></p><p>My son was never mean to anybody and is one of the nicest people you will ever meet, but even with Aspergers all kids have their own personalities and it affects everyone differently. I think the best diagnosticians are neuropsychologists rather than psychiatrists. My son's doctor, a certified and popular psychiatrist around here, told us my son "couldn't" have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) because he could go from one room to another a nd not freak out. I just stared at him, thinking that I knew more about autistic spectrum than he did. Did he not know that higher functioning autistics are perfectly capable of going from room to room? I was shocked at his ignorance. The man was a doctor of Psychiatry. Shame on him. I'm just glad that I knew better than him, although I had never even gone to college. Scary.</p><p></p><p>That's when we took him to a neuropsychologist and his life turned around after that and he got off the medications and, frankly, was better off of them.</p><p></p><p>Psychiatrists do not always understand autistic spectrum disorder because it is really a neurological difference, not a psychiatric disorder, which is why I prefer neuropsychologists, who understand both and test for both. It's always smart to get a second opinion anyway before starting psychotrophic medication. These are nothing to play around with and some psychiatrists hand them out like candy.</p><p></p><p>I've been a psychiatric patient since I have been 23 and I am 61 now and I learned that pspychitry is not an exact science and that if you don't speak up for yourself or your child, they could be used as guinea pigs. Nobody is sure what your child has and nobody is certain if she should be on particular medications. He is taking a guess. Before you allow him t o give her anything very strong, look it up and know your stuff. Ask about side effects. My son had one on Risperdal AND Zyprexa which could have become permanent called tardive dystonia. And for what? He didn't HAVE bipolar.They are automatic movements which can not be controlled. Also, while on Lithium he wet his bed every night after having never done it since being potty trained. As soon as he went off of it, he stopped. Found out later that's a side effect too. These drugs are NOT and should not, in my opinion, be experimented with, but they are. On adults too. Again, read up and know your stuff. Although my son is better off medications, I NEED medications to not feel suicidal and have been on them since 23. I am not anti-medication at all. Mine saved my life. But I was an adult when I started taking them and also it took ten years to find medications that really worked for me and I was very involved in my treatment.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 660586, member: 1550"] Well, be careful. I personanlly don't like bipolar diagnoses in little kids as t here are no studies that support that these kids grow up to have full blown bipolar and I was unhappy with the amount of weight gain, hunger and fatigue my son had on mood stablizers. They have serious side effects and, in the end, he didn't have a mood disorder...so do your homework about medications and don't just trust the doctor. It's best to be informed. My son was never mean to anybody and is one of the nicest people you will ever meet, but even with Aspergers all kids have their own personalities and it affects everyone differently. I think the best diagnosticians are neuropsychologists rather than psychiatrists. My son's doctor, a certified and popular psychiatrist around here, told us my son "couldn't" have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) because he could go from one room to another a nd not freak out. I just stared at him, thinking that I knew more about autistic spectrum than he did. Did he not know that higher functioning autistics are perfectly capable of going from room to room? I was shocked at his ignorance. The man was a doctor of Psychiatry. Shame on him. I'm just glad that I knew better than him, although I had never even gone to college. Scary. That's when we took him to a neuropsychologist and his life turned around after that and he got off the medications and, frankly, was better off of them. Psychiatrists do not always understand autistic spectrum disorder because it is really a neurological difference, not a psychiatric disorder, which is why I prefer neuropsychologists, who understand both and test for both. It's always smart to get a second opinion anyway before starting psychotrophic medication. These are nothing to play around with and some psychiatrists hand them out like candy. I've been a psychiatric patient since I have been 23 and I am 61 now and I learned that pspychitry is not an exact science and that if you don't speak up for yourself or your child, they could be used as guinea pigs. Nobody is sure what your child has and nobody is certain if she should be on particular medications. He is taking a guess. Before you allow him t o give her anything very strong, look it up and know your stuff. Ask about side effects. My son had one on Risperdal AND Zyprexa which could have become permanent called tardive dystonia. And for what? He didn't HAVE bipolar.They are automatic movements which can not be controlled. Also, while on Lithium he wet his bed every night after having never done it since being potty trained. As soon as he went off of it, he stopped. Found out later that's a side effect too. These drugs are NOT and should not, in my opinion, be experimented with, but they are. On adults too. Again, read up and know your stuff. Although my son is better off medications, I NEED medications to not feel suicidal and have been on them since 23. I am not anti-medication at all. Mine saved my life. But I was an adult when I started taking them and also it took ten years to find medications that really worked for me and I was very involved in my treatment. Good luck!!! :) [/QUOTE]
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