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Whiney and defiant! WOW what a combo!
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 144384" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It sounds like he is experiencing both auditory and visual hallucinations. I would call his psychiatrist. It could be his medications or it could be part of bipolar disorder. It is common for anyone with bipolar to hallucinate. I wouldn't brush it off and put it down to imagination. Imagination is way different than hallucinations. Ask him what the voices say. Are they "commands?" Do they tell him to do bad things? Do they say bad things about himself? Does this figure he drew represent something scary to him? Tell you right now that Concerta alone can cause hallucinations. Concerta PLUS Zoloft...I'd be hearing voices too. Kids with bipolar tend to do poorly on both stimulants and antidepressants and he's on both.</p><p>I'd give this one to a Psychiatrist (with the MD), not a therapist. Because he isn't getting better, you may consider a different opinion on those medicatioins. I've had hallucinations on several antidepressants and I definitely have a mood disorder. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 144384, member: 1550"] It sounds like he is experiencing both auditory and visual hallucinations. I would call his psychiatrist. It could be his medications or it could be part of bipolar disorder. It is common for anyone with bipolar to hallucinate. I wouldn't brush it off and put it down to imagination. Imagination is way different than hallucinations. Ask him what the voices say. Are they "commands?" Do they tell him to do bad things? Do they say bad things about himself? Does this figure he drew represent something scary to him? Tell you right now that Concerta alone can cause hallucinations. Concerta PLUS Zoloft...I'd be hearing voices too. Kids with bipolar tend to do poorly on both stimulants and antidepressants and he's on both. I'd give this one to a Psychiatrist (with the MD), not a therapist. Because he isn't getting better, you may consider a different opinion on those medicatioins. I've had hallucinations on several antidepressants and I definitely have a mood disorder. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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