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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 50065" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Janet, I don't agree at all. I answered a post just this morning in which I told a poster our positive experiences with an SSRI. I said, "I think we get a skewed view that SSRIs are evil and will always cause a manic reaction. I just wanted you to know that some kids do really well on SSRIs." A few days ago I told another poster who was pushing mood stabilizers, " . . . this is a child who hasn't even been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He's only been diagnosed with ODD, a condition for which there are no medications. Raging is not synonymous with BiPolar (BP). Raging can accompany anxiety, depression, Autism Spectrum Disorder, etc. The treatment and medications are different for each disorder. From Alison's description, it sounds as if her difficult child has anxiety. What else he has is anyone's guess. in my humble opinion, Alison needs to push the doctors for an evaluation that gets her difficult child closer to a true diagnosis. From that diagnosis, the medications will follow. I think it's irresponsible at this point to say he needs a mood stabilizer."</p><p></p><p>I think there are those of us on the board who are trying to present a balanced point of view. I have two kids with suspected bipolar disorder, and I don't think every kid coming through here has bipolar disorder. In fact, I think quite the opposite -- that parents and doctors tend to jump on the BiPolar (BP) diagnosis when they don't know exactly what's going on. I happen to have read a lot on the condition and can share my knowledge and experience. I think that knowledge can be helpful to someone just starting out on this journey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 50065, member: 2423"] Janet, I don't agree at all. I answered a post just this morning in which I told a poster our positive experiences with an SSRI. I said, "I think we get a skewed view that SSRIs are evil and will always cause a manic reaction. I just wanted you to know that some kids do really well on SSRIs." A few days ago I told another poster who was pushing mood stabilizers, " . . . this is a child who hasn't even been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He's only been diagnosed with ODD, a condition for which there are no medications. Raging is not synonymous with BiPolar (BP). Raging can accompany anxiety, depression, Autism Spectrum Disorder, etc. The treatment and medications are different for each disorder. From Alison's description, it sounds as if her difficult child has anxiety. What else he has is anyone's guess. in my humble opinion, Alison needs to push the doctors for an evaluation that gets her difficult child closer to a true diagnosis. From that diagnosis, the medications will follow. I think it's irresponsible at this point to say he needs a mood stabilizer." I think there are those of us on the board who are trying to present a balanced point of view. I have two kids with suspected bipolar disorder, and I don't think every kid coming through here has bipolar disorder. In fact, I think quite the opposite -- that parents and doctors tend to jump on the BiPolar (BP) diagnosis when they don't know exactly what's going on. I happen to have read a lot on the condition and can share my knowledge and experience. I think that knowledge can be helpful to someone just starting out on this journey. [/QUOTE]
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