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<blockquote data-quote="jamrobmic" data-source="post: 97613" data-attributes="member: 1412"><p>I don't know whether your son has been in any trouble, but with my son, I was leery about putting him on any medication that had the possibility of making his behavior worse than it was. I was afraid if he did have a bad reaction to a medication, he would do something that would get him in real trouble, and I would have a hard time convincing anyone it was a medication reaction. There is also a history of bipolar in our family (my sister, and possibly my dad and husband's brother). At one point, his psychiatrist started to put him on an antidepressant (before his bipolar diagnosis), and I questioned it due to our family history. The psychiatrist agreed it could be a problem and put him on Seroquel instead.</p><p></p><p>He did take a stimulant (Adderall) for about six months (again, this was before the bipolar diagnosis, and before I knew there was a possibility it could worsen his behavior). It didn't really seem to affect his behavior much one way or the other. He wasn't worse on it, but he wasn't better, either. He did focus better at school, and seemed a tiny bit less impulsive, but that was it. I don't think he was taking a full dose most of the time, so maybe that was why it didn't make his behavior worse.</p><p></p><p>When his bipolar was stable, we still saw ADHD symptoms, but he hated taking stimulants, and I still wasn't willing to risk antidepressants (Strattera), so we left it at that. I don't think he feels his ADHD is a problem (actually we were told ADHD had been ruled out in his case, but everyone who has dealt with him thinks he does have it).</p><p></p><p>As far as the music, if it's that important to him, I wouldn't take it away. As the others said, you might control it at home, but you can't control it away from home. If it's offensive to you, or you don't want your younger kids to be exposed to it, I would insist that your son respect your wishes and only play it where you and they can't hear it. If you can stand to listen to it a little, it did give my son and me something to discuss during a time when we didn't talk much about anything. I told him what I didn't like about the music (he was very much into rap, especially Eminem and Dr. Dre), and he told me what he did like about it. It was funny, but he didn't hear the same things in it that I did. There were even some songs that I actually ended up liking. And he seems to have outgrown rap; these days he's more into Korn and groups like that. He still calls me into his room from time to time to share music he likes; sometimes I'm surprised to find it's a remake of something I used to listen to (back in the Stone Age, lol).</p><p></p><p>Anyway, that's my 0.02 worth, based on our experience (IANAD, either). I hope your son continues to do well once he gets home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jamrobmic, post: 97613, member: 1412"] I don't know whether your son has been in any trouble, but with my son, I was leery about putting him on any medication that had the possibility of making his behavior worse than it was. I was afraid if he did have a bad reaction to a medication, he would do something that would get him in real trouble, and I would have a hard time convincing anyone it was a medication reaction. There is also a history of bipolar in our family (my sister, and possibly my dad and husband's brother). At one point, his psychiatrist started to put him on an antidepressant (before his bipolar diagnosis), and I questioned it due to our family history. The psychiatrist agreed it could be a problem and put him on Seroquel instead. He did take a stimulant (Adderall) for about six months (again, this was before the bipolar diagnosis, and before I knew there was a possibility it could worsen his behavior). It didn't really seem to affect his behavior much one way or the other. He wasn't worse on it, but he wasn't better, either. He did focus better at school, and seemed a tiny bit less impulsive, but that was it. I don't think he was taking a full dose most of the time, so maybe that was why it didn't make his behavior worse. When his bipolar was stable, we still saw ADHD symptoms, but he hated taking stimulants, and I still wasn't willing to risk antidepressants (Strattera), so we left it at that. I don't think he feels his ADHD is a problem (actually we were told ADHD had been ruled out in his case, but everyone who has dealt with him thinks he does have it). As far as the music, if it's that important to him, I wouldn't take it away. As the others said, you might control it at home, but you can't control it away from home. If it's offensive to you, or you don't want your younger kids to be exposed to it, I would insist that your son respect your wishes and only play it where you and they can't hear it. If you can stand to listen to it a little, it did give my son and me something to discuss during a time when we didn't talk much about anything. I told him what I didn't like about the music (he was very much into rap, especially Eminem and Dr. Dre), and he told me what he did like about it. It was funny, but he didn't hear the same things in it that I did. There were even some songs that I actually ended up liking. And he seems to have outgrown rap; these days he's more into Korn and groups like that. He still calls me into his room from time to time to share music he likes; sometimes I'm surprised to find it's a remake of something I used to listen to (back in the Stone Age, lol). Anyway, that's my 0.02 worth, based on our experience (IANAD, either). I hope your son continues to do well once he gets home. [/QUOTE]
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