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<blockquote data-quote="pepperidge" data-source="post: 216452" data-attributes="member: 2322"><p>I'm hardly an expert, but it sounds much more like bipolar than ADHD. stimulants would not be the first medication of choice. I think a dev. pediatrician is in order, also maybe a child psychiatrist. I wouldn't obsess too much about the diagnosis as long as it isn't too far off; the question is whether the docs will try the medications that are most likely to help. Our experience is that they always want to start with stimulants because they seem to be the less 'scary' but often they can make things worse. If things get out of hand talk to your psychiatrist; maybe a visit to the emergency room will get you seen earlier. Unfortunately, you are at the state where many of us were at initially, playing the doctor merry go round.</p><p></p><p>I might suggest that you post in the general section with a title to the effect of possible undiagnosed bipolar what medications for 4 year old? Maybe that will get attention of a few people. Smallworld, the moderator there, often has very good advice.</p><p></p><p>I also suggest that you get a copy of the book The Bopolar child. There is a chapter early on it on medications, which is really good to read and will give you a lot more ability to dialogue with your doctor when you see him. When I started educating myself on medications I waas in a much better position to help my children I think.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. This is a great place to learn a great deal. I am sorry about your child. I've been there. My son was so abusive at one point to my husband that he actually checked into a motel to preserve his vital parts. It really was an awful period, but the good news is that many things are now better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepperidge, post: 216452, member: 2322"] I'm hardly an expert, but it sounds much more like bipolar than ADHD. stimulants would not be the first medication of choice. I think a dev. pediatrician is in order, also maybe a child psychiatrist. I wouldn't obsess too much about the diagnosis as long as it isn't too far off; the question is whether the docs will try the medications that are most likely to help. Our experience is that they always want to start with stimulants because they seem to be the less 'scary' but often they can make things worse. If things get out of hand talk to your psychiatrist; maybe a visit to the emergency room will get you seen earlier. Unfortunately, you are at the state where many of us were at initially, playing the doctor merry go round. I might suggest that you post in the general section with a title to the effect of possible undiagnosed bipolar what medications for 4 year old? Maybe that will get attention of a few people. Smallworld, the moderator there, often has very good advice. I also suggest that you get a copy of the book The Bopolar child. There is a chapter early on it on medications, which is really good to read and will give you a lot more ability to dialogue with your doctor when you see him. When I started educating myself on medications I waas in a much better position to help my children I think. Good luck. This is a great place to learn a great deal. I am sorry about your child. I've been there. My son was so abusive at one point to my husband that he actually checked into a motel to preserve his vital parts. It really was an awful period, but the good news is that many things are now better. [/QUOTE]
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