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I FINALLY got the psychiatrist's report!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 113595" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Thanks, All! Your opinions mean a lot to me-</p><p></p><p>She said in person "well, he's definitely cycling" then something like "whether or not it was the prozac or he was well on his way before we just don't know at this point, but since it was the issues with his father and a cancer scare for Mom (me) that started the whole thing, let's deal with that first. It may be that the behavioral issues will stop once this is taken care of". I should add 3 things- 1) English is her second language but I think I understood her correctly- especially after receiving the report, 2) my family history has no bipolar but does have depression and anxiety (me, my mom, and my dad)- none of us took medications long term and I've never taken medications for it but have gone through therapy, which helped a great deal, and go short-term to a therapist when I have an "issue" I want help with. She discussed this with me and asked if I felt this was a confortable solution for me, I do because I'm functional and after my therapy, it's not "stood in my way". After this discussion she asked me if I had the same goal for my difficult child- that he would learn how to manage his problems and life without medications. I said of course, if possible, but if not, we'll work thru it. She said something, don't remember exact words, that kind of lead me to believe that because of this family history and success with certain therapy and no medications now for me, there was a strong possibility that this would be a successful path for him. Not an absolute- but worth trying. And 3) she said enough to let me know that she knew the importance of wording things a certain way in writing- that sd's and judges don't always treat difficult child's with certain problems in a way that helps them</p><p></p><p>WW- regular psychiatrist seems to think prozac caused mania. I, on the other hand, think there's still a possibility difficult child was manic in Jan., 2006, when I took him to psychiatric hospital- which is where he was put on prozac. He was a clear danger to self and maybe others then. difficult child was starting to show signs of instability in Jan/Feb 2007 so prozac dosage was increased. Then, crime spree. So, who knows- prozac made him manic, prozac sent existing mania to different league, prozac had nothing to do with it, it wasn't mania at all?????? I wouldn't be comfortable trying an AD again until I'm a little more comfortable with an answer to that question- psychiatrist and I agreed to wait a little on that. I really wish I could have gotten him in for that inpatient evaluation because it would have been profs watching him 24/7 for weeks instead of me saying "I think he's crossed the threshold".</p><p></p><p>Can you cycle like this and not be bipolar? Then what it is?</p><p></p><p>by the way- WW, I've been watching your post because I feel for what you're going through. I didn't respond on the thread because I haven't been there done that, but I do feel for you and it sounds like your difficult child has a great Mom!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 113595, member: 3699"] Thanks, All! Your opinions mean a lot to me- She said in person "well, he's definitely cycling" then something like "whether or not it was the prozac or he was well on his way before we just don't know at this point, but since it was the issues with his father and a cancer scare for Mom (me) that started the whole thing, let's deal with that first. It may be that the behavioral issues will stop once this is taken care of". I should add 3 things- 1) English is her second language but I think I understood her correctly- especially after receiving the report, 2) my family history has no bipolar but does have depression and anxiety (me, my mom, and my dad)- none of us took medications long term and I've never taken medications for it but have gone through therapy, which helped a great deal, and go short-term to a therapist when I have an "issue" I want help with. She discussed this with me and asked if I felt this was a confortable solution for me, I do because I'm functional and after my therapy, it's not "stood in my way". After this discussion she asked me if I had the same goal for my difficult child- that he would learn how to manage his problems and life without medications. I said of course, if possible, but if not, we'll work thru it. She said something, don't remember exact words, that kind of lead me to believe that because of this family history and success with certain therapy and no medications now for me, there was a strong possibility that this would be a successful path for him. Not an absolute- but worth trying. And 3) she said enough to let me know that she knew the importance of wording things a certain way in writing- that sd's and judges don't always treat difficult child's with certain problems in a way that helps them WW- regular psychiatrist seems to think prozac caused mania. I, on the other hand, think there's still a possibility difficult child was manic in Jan., 2006, when I took him to psychiatric hospital- which is where he was put on prozac. He was a clear danger to self and maybe others then. difficult child was starting to show signs of instability in Jan/Feb 2007 so prozac dosage was increased. Then, crime spree. So, who knows- prozac made him manic, prozac sent existing mania to different league, prozac had nothing to do with it, it wasn't mania at all?????? I wouldn't be comfortable trying an AD again until I'm a little more comfortable with an answer to that question- psychiatrist and I agreed to wait a little on that. I really wish I could have gotten him in for that inpatient evaluation because it would have been profs watching him 24/7 for weeks instead of me saying "I think he's crossed the threshold". Can you cycle like this and not be bipolar? Then what it is? by the way- WW, I've been watching your post because I feel for what you're going through. I didn't respond on the thread because I haven't been there done that, but I do feel for you and it sounds like your difficult child has a great Mom! [/QUOTE]
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