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<blockquote data-quote="butterflydreams" data-source="post: 149840"><p>We are still in the process. I really have felt that there was so much more going on than just grief, but it has taken some time for his psychiatrist to agree with me. His psychiatrist told me that in the beginning he was really thinking everything was due to grief, it wasn't until later that he really was able to crack through the shield my difficult child had put up that he realized there was more going on. In Nov. I had asked about doing a neuropsychologist and my concern about Bipolar. The psychiatrist had said then he wasn't seeing it. Now, he agrees. </p><p></p><p>Problem is because of insurance, difficult child is now at the state hospital instead of the private one and his psychiatrist can't treat him anymore. The new doctor does not agree with the original psychiatrists diagnosis. He was also diagnosed with psychosis in March and Abilify was added - symptoms pretty much went away. I talked to the new psychiatrist today and she says she disagrees that there has been psychosis - she thinks difficult child was basically making it up to make things seem worse. Now, I do agree he seems to take pleasure in making people around him scared, BUT why would he make something up that would ultimately cause him to be placed inpatient? They are removing his Abilify, so I am REAL curious how this is going to play out.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the long reply.</p><p></p><p>Also, apparently they ran some blood tests and his thyroid level came back abnormal so last week they ran another test and they don't have the results yet, but what I was told was that this could also cause his behavioral problems. Interestingly enough, his sister was diagnosed with pre-diabetes in November and is also being tested by her endocrinologists for possible thyroid problems.</p><p></p><p>Do you have anyone in your family with thyroid issues? You might want to have your son's endocrinologist (I assume you have one) test his thyroid too. I know that thyroid issues and diabetes can run together.</p><p></p><p>Christy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="butterflydreams, post: 149840"] We are still in the process. I really have felt that there was so much more going on than just grief, but it has taken some time for his psychiatrist to agree with me. His psychiatrist told me that in the beginning he was really thinking everything was due to grief, it wasn't until later that he really was able to crack through the shield my difficult child had put up that he realized there was more going on. In Nov. I had asked about doing a neuropsychologist and my concern about Bipolar. The psychiatrist had said then he wasn't seeing it. Now, he agrees. Problem is because of insurance, difficult child is now at the state hospital instead of the private one and his psychiatrist can't treat him anymore. The new doctor does not agree with the original psychiatrists diagnosis. He was also diagnosed with psychosis in March and Abilify was added - symptoms pretty much went away. I talked to the new psychiatrist today and she says she disagrees that there has been psychosis - she thinks difficult child was basically making it up to make things seem worse. Now, I do agree he seems to take pleasure in making people around him scared, BUT why would he make something up that would ultimately cause him to be placed inpatient? They are removing his Abilify, so I am REAL curious how this is going to play out. Sorry for the long reply. Also, apparently they ran some blood tests and his thyroid level came back abnormal so last week they ran another test and they don't have the results yet, but what I was told was that this could also cause his behavioral problems. Interestingly enough, his sister was diagnosed with pre-diabetes in November and is also being tested by her endocrinologists for possible thyroid problems. Do you have anyone in your family with thyroid issues? You might want to have your son's endocrinologist (I assume you have one) test his thyroid too. I know that thyroid issues and diabetes can run together. Christy [/QUOTE]
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