Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
DSM-V draft available online for public comment
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 340774" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>Having read the NPR article, I think that is probably what was going on with difficult child back in second grade when we experienced what I call the "dark times".</p><p> </p><p>He began raging out of the blue. He had always been very impulsive and quite classically AD<strong>H</strong>D! His outbursts of anger were in response to stimuli and situations that other kids could cope with. </p><p> </p><p>At one point, he was taking his adhd medications along with a fairly low dose (30mg) of remeron and a small dose (25mg) of seroquel.</p><p> </p><p>As the years went on, we saw his "fuse" get a little longer. He began to handle things a little better. He was weaned, at my request, off the remeron and the seroquel before he began middle school.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last two and a half years, great strides have been made in his ability to control himself. He seems to be able, most but not all of the time, to make clearer choices about how he reacts to situations that would have set him off uncontrollably in the past.</p><p> </p><p>I took him for a two-day evaluation at our local teaching hospital and he actually saw the head of the department during his evaluation. She assured me that she saw no signs of mood disorder in difficult child. </p><p> </p><p>Now, having read the NPR article, one thing leapt out at me. That TDD was, unlike bipolar, not something that will last a lifetime.</p><p> </p><p>It really makes me believe that difficult child very well might have fit into the diagnostic criteria. The same medications were given him that are given kids with BiPolar (BP), albeit a lower dosage. So the medical treatment was the same but the need for continued medications was not.</p><p> </p><p>Naturally this is all conjecture at this point! And he is definately a difficult child! He was one before the raging and is one now - just in a different way......</p><p> </p><p>Just thinking.....</p><p> </p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 340774, member: 805"] Having read the NPR article, I think that is probably what was going on with difficult child back in second grade when we experienced what I call the "dark times". He began raging out of the blue. He had always been very impulsive and quite classically AD[B]H[/B]D! His outbursts of anger were in response to stimuli and situations that other kids could cope with. At one point, he was taking his adhd medications along with a fairly low dose (30mg) of remeron and a small dose (25mg) of seroquel. As the years went on, we saw his "fuse" get a little longer. He began to handle things a little better. He was weaned, at my request, off the remeron and the seroquel before he began middle school. Over the last two and a half years, great strides have been made in his ability to control himself. He seems to be able, most but not all of the time, to make clearer choices about how he reacts to situations that would have set him off uncontrollably in the past. I took him for a two-day evaluation at our local teaching hospital and he actually saw the head of the department during his evaluation. She assured me that she saw no signs of mood disorder in difficult child. Now, having read the NPR article, one thing leapt out at me. That TDD was, unlike bipolar, not something that will last a lifetime. It really makes me believe that difficult child very well might have fit into the diagnostic criteria. The same medications were given him that are given kids with BiPolar (BP), albeit a lower dosage. So the medical treatment was the same but the need for continued medications was not. Naturally this is all conjecture at this point! And he is definately a difficult child! He was one before the raging and is one now - just in a different way...... Just thinking..... Sharon [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
DSM-V draft available online for public comment
Top