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<blockquote data-quote="Running_for_the_shelter" data-source="post: 231477" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>My son is also called Mood Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified because, as his psychiatric puts it, there isn't really a name for him yet. The psychiatric also thought he was too young (5 at the time) to have an ODD diagnosis. They still won't call him ODD and he's 8 now. </p><p></p><p>To me, drugs are a roulette game -- maybe it will work; maybe it won't. I tried other methods for a good year before we started trying drugs with my son since I wasn't too thrilled with playing a roulette game with a 5-year-old's brain chemistry. A developmental specialist told me in a very nice way that even if he wasn't on the right drugs at first, they wouldn't harm him any more than the all the stress hormones running through his body the way he was back then. So we started trying drugs and I wished we'd started earlier. It took several tries, but he is now on Lamictal and doing rather well. Risperdal was a nightmare and that's so many docs' first choice. But you don't know -- so many children do well with it.</p><p></p><p>Some people feel that too many children are being labeled bipolar -- that it's a "trendy" diagnosis. Before that, they say that too many children were called ADHD -- and before that, ADD. I don't really know the truth of it. However, it could be that your doctor gave you the info for bipolar because there are useful tips for dealing with your child's behavior or she wanted you to watch for certain behaviors. I read everything and try things that look good, whether it's related to my son's diagnosis or not. </p><p></p><p>The Explosive Child by Ross Greene has worked very well for us -- I give a copy to his teacher at the beginning of each school year so they can work with him better.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running_for_the_shelter, post: 231477, member: 2960"] My son is also called Mood Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified because, as his psychiatric puts it, there isn't really a name for him yet. The psychiatric also thought he was too young (5 at the time) to have an ODD diagnosis. They still won't call him ODD and he's 8 now. To me, drugs are a roulette game -- maybe it will work; maybe it won't. I tried other methods for a good year before we started trying drugs with my son since I wasn't too thrilled with playing a roulette game with a 5-year-old's brain chemistry. A developmental specialist told me in a very nice way that even if he wasn't on the right drugs at first, they wouldn't harm him any more than the all the stress hormones running through his body the way he was back then. So we started trying drugs and I wished we'd started earlier. It took several tries, but he is now on Lamictal and doing rather well. Risperdal was a nightmare and that's so many docs' first choice. But you don't know -- so many children do well with it. Some people feel that too many children are being labeled bipolar -- that it's a "trendy" diagnosis. Before that, they say that too many children were called ADHD -- and before that, ADD. I don't really know the truth of it. However, it could be that your doctor gave you the info for bipolar because there are useful tips for dealing with your child's behavior or she wanted you to watch for certain behaviors. I read everything and try things that look good, whether it's related to my son's diagnosis or not. The Explosive Child by Ross Greene has worked very well for us -- I give a copy to his teacher at the beginning of each school year so they can work with him better. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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