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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 158054" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Get rid of that therapist ASAP. That is insane advice.</p><p>Unfortunately new, trendy therapists can do more harm than good and I'd never let my child see a therapist who condoned even a little smoking and drinking...he's THIRTEEN. And YES they screw up prescription medications. Is he nuts? Jeesh. Kick thy to the curb! JMO</p><p>Now...as one who has had both unipolar and bipolar diagnosis., I can tell you right off that is VERY hard to tell which it is. Unless he has had an obvious manic episode, it's very difficult to tell if he has hypomanic. It does sound like the medications aren't working. I wish I could help you more, but it took me three decades to find medications that helped me. It's better now, but a lot of it is trial and error.</p><p>Mood stabilizers requires eight full weeks on a therapeutic dosage to work. These are the major mood stabilizers in my preferred order (just MY opinion) of how good they work: Lithium, Lamictal, Depakote, Triileptal Tegretal medications like Risperdal, Seroquel, Geodon, Abilify and Zyprexa and antipsycotics, not mood stabilizers. They are used for short-term mood stabilization or with a major mood stabilizer. Standing alone they tend not to be as effective as a mood stabilizer for the long run. It would help us if you listed the medications your child is taking.</p><p>I know how frustrating it is--I know first hand. Keep trying and hang in there. Something will work...good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 158054, member: 1550"] Get rid of that therapist ASAP. That is insane advice. Unfortunately new, trendy therapists can do more harm than good and I'd never let my child see a therapist who condoned even a little smoking and drinking...he's THIRTEEN. And YES they screw up prescription medications. Is he nuts? Jeesh. Kick thy to the curb! JMO Now...as one who has had both unipolar and bipolar diagnosis., I can tell you right off that is VERY hard to tell which it is. Unless he has had an obvious manic episode, it's very difficult to tell if he has hypomanic. It does sound like the medications aren't working. I wish I could help you more, but it took me three decades to find medications that helped me. It's better now, but a lot of it is trial and error. Mood stabilizers requires eight full weeks on a therapeutic dosage to work. These are the major mood stabilizers in my preferred order (just MY opinion) of how good they work: Lithium, Lamictal, Depakote, Triileptal Tegretal medications like Risperdal, Seroquel, Geodon, Abilify and Zyprexa and antipsycotics, not mood stabilizers. They are used for short-term mood stabilization or with a major mood stabilizer. Standing alone they tend not to be as effective as a mood stabilizer for the long run. It would help us if you listed the medications your child is taking. I know how frustrating it is--I know first hand. Keep trying and hang in there. Something will work...good luck. [/QUOTE]
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