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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 126036" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Well, Jen, our psychiatrist, who I loved at the time, was adamant that Lucas had bipolar too, but he doesn't. All the medications did (and he was on Lithium) was dope him up, make him struggle in school, and help him gain so much weight. Stick with your other assessment in my opinion and see. All professionals make their own ideas make sense. It's up to us, the parents, who know our kids best, to decide if they're right. Unfortunately, my kid got misdiagnosed so often that I am a big believer in second, even third opinions before starting hardcore, potentially dangerous medication. I'd keep an open mind before deciding to go back to old psychiatrist unless your child was significantly better under his care. If she wasn't, it could be that he diagnosed her wrong. I personally didn't want the county in our lives and never asked for any services. We got all we needed privately and at school. I didn't want a Pandora's Box (social services) to work with us. If they turn on you, well, it's not good. But many people do use them, we just decided NO WAY. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 126036, member: 1550"] Well, Jen, our psychiatrist, who I loved at the time, was adamant that Lucas had bipolar too, but he doesn't. All the medications did (and he was on Lithium) was dope him up, make him struggle in school, and help him gain so much weight. Stick with your other assessment in my opinion and see. All professionals make their own ideas make sense. It's up to us, the parents, who know our kids best, to decide if they're right. Unfortunately, my kid got misdiagnosed so often that I am a big believer in second, even third opinions before starting hardcore, potentially dangerous medication. I'd keep an open mind before deciding to go back to old psychiatrist unless your child was significantly better under his care. If she wasn't, it could be that he diagnosed her wrong. I personally didn't want the county in our lives and never asked for any services. We got all we needed privately and at school. I didn't want a Pandora's Box (social services) to work with us. If they turn on you, well, it's not good. But many people do use them, we just decided NO WAY. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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