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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 191046" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My daughter used to be a cutter and also one of my dearest friends was one. Both said they did it to "relieve stress" (no, I don't get it, but I believe it). Both said it gets addictive and needs intensive therapy to stop. A big trigger for cutting is sexual abuse. Both of these people had been sexually abused. A few other things:</p><p>Lexapro can make anyone, especially a child, even worse. So can stimulants. Both are activators. With a diagnosis. of bipolar, I would think he'd be doing very poorly on those medications. Believe it or not the allergy medications can also cause extra activation. The kid may be doing poorly due to the medications that are supposed to be helping him. Any reason he's on them, and not a mood stabilizer? I would want a second opinion on the medications.</p><p> Also, has this kid ever been evaluated for Aspergers? HIs social problems seem very extreme. That usually isn't the case with bipolar. Bipolar can cause poor social skills, but the kids usually try to interact.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 191046, member: 1550"] My daughter used to be a cutter and also one of my dearest friends was one. Both said they did it to "relieve stress" (no, I don't get it, but I believe it). Both said it gets addictive and needs intensive therapy to stop. A big trigger for cutting is sexual abuse. Both of these people had been sexually abused. A few other things: Lexapro can make anyone, especially a child, even worse. So can stimulants. Both are activators. With a diagnosis. of bipolar, I would think he'd be doing very poorly on those medications. Believe it or not the allergy medications can also cause extra activation. The kid may be doing poorly due to the medications that are supposed to be helping him. Any reason he's on them, and not a mood stabilizer? I would want a second opinion on the medications. Also, has this kid ever been evaluated for Aspergers? HIs social problems seem very extreme. That usually isn't the case with bipolar. Bipolar can cause poor social skills, but the kids usually try to interact. [/QUOTE]
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