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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 49490" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Hi Litlredhen</p><p></p><p>I just wanted to say how sorry I am as well.....</p><p></p><p>Just a few things - one is that predisone is a steroid, which can induce mania. I know your little guy is too young to probably have a firm diagnosis, but it is something to note in his records that he may have had an adverse reaction to steroids. When my son had steroids due to severe poison ivy, he went off off the deep end for months. There are cases of steroids inducing mania in patients that were not previously diagnosed with Bi Polar, so if he is unstable, it is something to keep an eye on for the future. </p><p></p><p>When my son first started Depakote he had a huge aggresive streak for about 2 days - it then went away, and the Depakote seemed to work. As years went by, we took him off of it, in lieu of Lamictal - but I just wanted you to know that intially he did have worse behavior problems, and then they waned. I would stick with the Depakote for a couple of weeks before chalking up his outbursts to the medication.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with all of this. I am sure he is feeling physically so poor, that being calm is almost impossible for him. </p><p>Hugs to both of you during this difficult time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 49490, member: 3301"] Hi Litlredhen I just wanted to say how sorry I am as well..... Just a few things - one is that predisone is a steroid, which can induce mania. I know your little guy is too young to probably have a firm diagnosis, but it is something to note in his records that he may have had an adverse reaction to steroids. When my son had steroids due to severe poison ivy, he went off off the deep end for months. There are cases of steroids inducing mania in patients that were not previously diagnosed with Bi Polar, so if he is unstable, it is something to keep an eye on for the future. When my son first started Depakote he had a huge aggresive streak for about 2 days - it then went away, and the Depakote seemed to work. As years went by, we took him off of it, in lieu of Lamictal - but I just wanted you to know that intially he did have worse behavior problems, and then they waned. I would stick with the Depakote for a couple of weeks before chalking up his outbursts to the medication. Good luck with all of this. I am sure he is feeling physically so poor, that being calm is almost impossible for him. Hugs to both of you during this difficult time. [/QUOTE]
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