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He might have bipolar and may be moved to a "level 14 Residential Treatment Center (RTC)"
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<blockquote data-quote="CAmom" data-source="post: 11051" data-attributes="member: 1835"><p>Thanks, Midwest. We're very fortunate to have the easy child that we do, and he seems very savy about the bipolar issue. My son has been off and on ADHD medications since 5 years old, and even his pediatrician neuro was beginning to feel that his ADHD symptoms were looking more like bipolar--one clue was the effect that the stimulant medications always had on him. He stopped giving my son those several years back. </p><p></p><p>The drug that my son began was Zyprexa and really seemed to help at first. It wasn't until the psyc in JH doubled the dose (I think because my son's anxiety was at such an intense level due to his situation) that he began to have problems. When he went into placement, and the easy child saw how lethargic he was, he got the psychiatric to stop the medications to see who my son was off drugs. </p><p></p><p>Now, he feels that my son may not be able to consistently control his impulsivness and that he's not deliberately being oppositional and negative, i.e., that he may have an illness.</p><p></p><p>On the one hand, I'm happy that, IF he is truly bipolar, someone is paying attention and trying to get him treatment. On the other hand, it sounds as though they may just be shuffling him off to another facility which I'm afraid will really have a devastating effect on him. I'm wondering if we should get our attorney involved. I don't necessarily have any reason to believe that they won't act in his best interest, but the thought is still there...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CAmom, post: 11051, member: 1835"] Thanks, Midwest. We're very fortunate to have the easy child that we do, and he seems very savy about the bipolar issue. My son has been off and on ADHD medications since 5 years old, and even his pediatrician neuro was beginning to feel that his ADHD symptoms were looking more like bipolar--one clue was the effect that the stimulant medications always had on him. He stopped giving my son those several years back. The drug that my son began was Zyprexa and really seemed to help at first. It wasn't until the psyc in JH doubled the dose (I think because my son's anxiety was at such an intense level due to his situation) that he began to have problems. When he went into placement, and the easy child saw how lethargic he was, he got the psychiatric to stop the medications to see who my son was off drugs. Now, he feels that my son may not be able to consistently control his impulsivness and that he's not deliberately being oppositional and negative, i.e., that he may have an illness. On the one hand, I'm happy that, IF he is truly bipolar, someone is paying attention and trying to get him treatment. On the other hand, it sounds as though they may just be shuffling him off to another facility which I'm afraid will really have a devastating effect on him. I'm wondering if we should get our attorney involved. I don't necessarily have any reason to believe that they won't act in his best interest, but the thought is still there... [/QUOTE]
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