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Hello Mom? Do you think I could be Bipolar?
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<blockquote data-quote="jamrobmic" data-source="post: 104637" data-attributes="member: 1412"><p>I agree that medication isn't a cure-all, but without medications, there was no reaching my son. Absolutely nothing got through to him. He was in therapy, he was in juvenile detention, none of it made an impression. When he was locked up, he was miserable and didn't want to be there, but he didn't connect being locked up with anything he had done. <strong>WE</strong> put him there, he didn't put himself there. The psychologist who tested him told us we wouldn't get anywhere with him until he was stable on medication.</p><p></p><p>So while I agree that medication isn't the whole answer, I do think that in some cases, any changes have to start with the right medication.</p><p></p><p>I don't see any harm in having Dude re-evaluated (if he's willing), and trialed on a mood stabilizer if the psychiatrist agrees. I wouldn't trial an antidepressant, however, because Dude is in so much trouble already. A bad medication reaction could have dire consequences (something I did consider for my son when I thought they were going to suggest an antidepressant). I know some people do well on them, but that's not a chance I would be willing to take with a kid already in trouble with the legal system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jamrobmic, post: 104637, member: 1412"] I agree that medication isn't a cure-all, but without medications, there was no reaching my son. Absolutely nothing got through to him. He was in therapy, he was in juvenile detention, none of it made an impression. When he was locked up, he was miserable and didn't want to be there, but he didn't connect being locked up with anything he had done. [b]WE[/b] put him there, he didn't put himself there. The psychologist who tested him told us we wouldn't get anywhere with him until he was stable on medication. So while I agree that medication isn't the whole answer, I do think that in some cases, any changes have to start with the right medication. I don't see any harm in having Dude re-evaluated (if he's willing), and trialed on a mood stabilizer if the psychiatrist agrees. I wouldn't trial an antidepressant, however, because Dude is in so much trouble already. A bad medication reaction could have dire consequences (something I did consider for my son when I thought they were going to suggest an antidepressant). I know some people do well on them, but that's not a chance I would be willing to take with a kid already in trouble with the legal system. [/QUOTE]
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