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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 348720" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>With all due respect to the psychiatrist treating your son, he's giving E the wrong medications if he truly thinks he has bipolar disorder. Mood symptoms need to be treated first and foremost. In general, kids with bipolar disorder need a first-line mood stabilizer (Depakote, Lithium, Lamictal, Trileptal, Tegretol) plus an atypical antipsychotic (Risperdal, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Abilify, Geodon, Invega) to achieve stability. Stimulants like Concerta and SSRI antidepressants tend to destabilize kids with BiPolar (BP).</p><p></p><p>Here's a link to the Treatment Guidelines on the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation website:</p><p><a href="http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>These guidelines, based on medical literature and formulated by a consensus conference of child and adolescent psychiatrists, provide step-by-step strategies for the treatment of depression and mania in young patients. Some parents find it helpful to print the document out and bring it to appointments with their children's psychiatrists.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to our corner of cyberspace. I hope you find a lot of information and support here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 348720, member: 2423"] With all due respect to the psychiatrist treating your son, he's giving E the wrong medications if he truly thinks he has bipolar disorder. Mood symptoms need to be treated first and foremost. In general, kids with bipolar disorder need a first-line mood stabilizer (Depakote, Lithium, Lamictal, Trileptal, Tegretol) plus an atypical antipsychotic (Risperdal, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Abilify, Geodon, Invega) to achieve stability. Stimulants like Concerta and SSRI antidepressants tend to destabilize kids with BiPolar (BP). Here's a link to the Treatment Guidelines on the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation website: [url]http://www.thebalancedmind.org/sites/default/files/treatment_guidelines.pdf[/url] These guidelines, based on medical literature and formulated by a consensus conference of child and adolescent psychiatrists, provide step-by-step strategies for the treatment of depression and mania in young patients. Some parents find it helpful to print the document out and bring it to appointments with their children's psychiatrists. Welcome to our corner of cyberspace. I hope you find a lot of information and support here. [/QUOTE]
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