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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 25863" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi. (((Big hugs))). Hon, the cycle of allowing yourself to get sucked into what a sick child says is bad for you. Here's my suggestions. First of all, buy the book "The Explosive Child" YESTERDAY. Ross Green is the author. Then I'd wonder if the Lexapro isn't maybe making your child worse instead of better, since he's bipolar and antidepressants are often poison to kids with bipolar. Bipolar and depression are contradictory diagnoses as bipolar is both depression and mania and both need treatment--mania can cause these kids to get nasty, and antidepressants can trigger mania (and mania is NOT the happy clown it's portrayed on television! It includes irritability, aggression and even psychosis in some). Next I'd focus on myself. Forget about husband. You can't change him and, to be honest, how he treats your son is probably healthier for him. Your boy won't change until he's stable, and he's not, so punishing his sick behavior will only escalate it, as will getting into shouting matches with him. Bipolar only changes once the medications are right. I have it; I raged; I said the bad stuff; I've been there/done that. For you, I'd go to a psychiatrist and see if he could help. You may also need medication and therapy. If you truly can't control your reaction to your child, I'd say you absolutely do need to get help to make sure it doesn't cross the line into abuse and also because it's bad for YOU, and YOU count too! On top of reading "The Explosive Child" I'd also take "The Bipolar Child" by Dimitri and Janice Papalous out of the library (or buy it), so you can learn all about bipolar and how it affects kids and the medications (big chapter there on medications). Knowledge is power. Once the bipolar is medicated right, you should see a huge change. ODD just goes with the bipolar. It should go away once the bipolar is stabilized, or at least it should greatly improve. As a last suggestion, you may want to try marriage counseling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 25863, member: 1550"] Hi. (((Big hugs))). Hon, the cycle of allowing yourself to get sucked into what a sick child says is bad for you. Here's my suggestions. First of all, buy the book "The Explosive Child" YESTERDAY. Ross Green is the author. Then I'd wonder if the Lexapro isn't maybe making your child worse instead of better, since he's bipolar and antidepressants are often poison to kids with bipolar. Bipolar and depression are contradictory diagnoses as bipolar is both depression and mania and both need treatment--mania can cause these kids to get nasty, and antidepressants can trigger mania (and mania is NOT the happy clown it's portrayed on television! It includes irritability, aggression and even psychosis in some). Next I'd focus on myself. Forget about husband. You can't change him and, to be honest, how he treats your son is probably healthier for him. Your boy won't change until he's stable, and he's not, so punishing his sick behavior will only escalate it, as will getting into shouting matches with him. Bipolar only changes once the medications are right. I have it; I raged; I said the bad stuff; I've been there/done that. For you, I'd go to a psychiatrist and see if he could help. You may also need medication and therapy. If you truly can't control your reaction to your child, I'd say you absolutely do need to get help to make sure it doesn't cross the line into abuse and also because it's bad for YOU, and YOU count too! On top of reading "The Explosive Child" I'd also take "The Bipolar Child" by Dimitri and Janice Papalous out of the library (or buy it), so you can learn all about bipolar and how it affects kids and the medications (big chapter there on medications). Knowledge is power. Once the bipolar is medicated right, you should see a huge change. ODD just goes with the bipolar. It should go away once the bipolar is stabilized, or at least it should greatly improve. As a last suggestion, you may want to try marriage counseling. [/QUOTE]
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