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Troubled 13yo from tough background is extremely defiant
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 457066" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I just saw the part about bipolar. I think the psychiatrists are nuts about not diagnosis'ing bipolar before 19 - Early Onset Bi-Polar (EOBP) is early onset bipolar and thousands of kids around the US are being treated for it. The problem with treating bipolar is that many psychiatrists want to give the patient ssri antidepressants and someone with bipolar should NOT be on antidepressants because they stimulate mood cycling. They need to be on mood stabilizers and antipsychotics first until they are stabilized, THEN they can MAYBE try a very TINY amt of an antidepressant if any depression is still a problem. from ADULTS who have been on this forum - this is what works. Over the years I have seen parents who swore their own bipolar was under control with an antidepressant (usually ssri/snri type) who then ended up coming off of them and going onto mood stabilizers - it is what works. I have had many psychiatrists try to diagnosis my son as bipolar - and he clearly is NOT - and NONE of them wanted to go with mood stabilizers. I don't know why and none ever gave me a real answer.</p><p></p><p>As you think bipolar is a possible problem (and it does tend to run in families) PLEASE get a copy of The Bipolar Child by Papalous and read it. Esp read the section on medications - even if you have to jump ahead to that. </p><p></p><p>You mom may also find resources that are helpful from <a href="http://www.nami.org" target="_blank">www.nami.org</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 457066, member: 1233"] I just saw the part about bipolar. I think the psychiatrists are nuts about not diagnosis'ing bipolar before 19 - Early Onset Bi-Polar (EOBP) is early onset bipolar and thousands of kids around the US are being treated for it. The problem with treating bipolar is that many psychiatrists want to give the patient ssri antidepressants and someone with bipolar should NOT be on antidepressants because they stimulate mood cycling. They need to be on mood stabilizers and antipsychotics first until they are stabilized, THEN they can MAYBE try a very TINY amt of an antidepressant if any depression is still a problem. from ADULTS who have been on this forum - this is what works. Over the years I have seen parents who swore their own bipolar was under control with an antidepressant (usually ssri/snri type) who then ended up coming off of them and going onto mood stabilizers - it is what works. I have had many psychiatrists try to diagnosis my son as bipolar - and he clearly is NOT - and NONE of them wanted to go with mood stabilizers. I don't know why and none ever gave me a real answer. As you think bipolar is a possible problem (and it does tend to run in families) PLEASE get a copy of The Bipolar Child by Papalous and read it. Esp read the section on medications - even if you have to jump ahead to that. You mom may also find resources that are helpful from [url]www.nami.org[/url]. [/QUOTE]
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