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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 48728" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Sequoia, with all due respect, 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 accompnay 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. The only reason I suggested the Strattera be ditched is because it's only rxed for ADHD, and her difficult child hasn't even been diagnosed with ADHD. Furthermore, it can cause mood swings and irritability even in kids without BiPolar (BP). Seroquel, over the short term, is rxed for anxiety and raging (in addition to hallucinations).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 48728, member: 2423"] Sequoia, with all due respect, 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 accompnay 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. The only reason I suggested the Strattera be ditched is because it's only rxed for ADHD, and her difficult child hasn't even been diagnosed with ADHD. Furthermore, it can cause mood swings and irritability even in kids without BiPolar (BP). Seroquel, over the short term, is rxed for anxiety and raging (in addition to hallucinations). [/QUOTE]
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