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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 99544" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>First of all, crisis workers aren't trained to diagnose. Her response to your plea for help made me fume. I believe your son is hearing voices. I don't think he'd say that if he wasn't (it's not that uncommon in bipolar kids). Also, it could be that his medication is causing them--Straterra, and all ADHD medications, can reak havoc with bipolar kids, even if they have co-morbid ADHD. Many moms of kids with both just chose not to medicate the ADHD and they deal with the more serious issue. Also, often childhood mania looks like ADHD. I have no first hand experience nor has anyone in my family ever taken STraterra so this is hearsay from other moms--I've heard really bad things from moms of kids with mood disorders who take STraterra and ADHD stimulants. At any rate, if he is harmful to himself, you should get him hospitalized. If he talks about suicide or self-harms or harms YOU that should be enough to get him admitted to a hospital (and I'd choose a university hospital if one is close enough). I wouldn't bother with the crisis clinic--I'd just go to the hospital with the child. </p><p>I'm not familiar with asthma medications, but if they are steroid based that can also cause hallucinations in mood disordered kids/adults. I have a form of bipolar and when I was put on Prednisone I went hypo-manic and stayed hypo-manic for a whole year. If this child has a more severe form of bipolar than me, he could be acting out in a manic rage and hallucinating. </p><p>I'm surprised your child isn't on a mood stabilizer. </p><p>Thoughts are with you and your little guy. Are YOU are medications for yourself? Are you stable?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 99544, member: 1550"] First of all, crisis workers aren't trained to diagnose. Her response to your plea for help made me fume. I believe your son is hearing voices. I don't think he'd say that if he wasn't (it's not that uncommon in bipolar kids). Also, it could be that his medication is causing them--Straterra, and all ADHD medications, can reak havoc with bipolar kids, even if they have co-morbid ADHD. Many moms of kids with both just chose not to medicate the ADHD and they deal with the more serious issue. Also, often childhood mania looks like ADHD. I have no first hand experience nor has anyone in my family ever taken STraterra so this is hearsay from other moms--I've heard really bad things from moms of kids with mood disorders who take STraterra and ADHD stimulants. At any rate, if he is harmful to himself, you should get him hospitalized. If he talks about suicide or self-harms or harms YOU that should be enough to get him admitted to a hospital (and I'd choose a university hospital if one is close enough). I wouldn't bother with the crisis clinic--I'd just go to the hospital with the child. I'm not familiar with asthma medications, but if they are steroid based that can also cause hallucinations in mood disordered kids/adults. I have a form of bipolar and when I was put on Prednisone I went hypo-manic and stayed hypo-manic for a whole year. If this child has a more severe form of bipolar than me, he could be acting out in a manic rage and hallucinating. I'm surprised your child isn't on a mood stabilizer. Thoughts are with you and your little guy. Are YOU are medications for yourself? Are you stable? [/QUOTE]
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