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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 285870" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>I would sincerely hope that a psychiatrist would not rx only an AD to anyone with a BiPolar (BP) diagnosis. But to clarify what I wrote earlier about some psychiatrists starting with an AD, it is my understanding that sometimes a kid shows no signs of being a difficult child- BiPolar (BP) or anything- until the onset of puberty/pre-adolescents, then in many cases, the first sign of BiPolar (BP) is a depressive state. This is what happened in my son's case. Something did occur that would cause situational depression and since anxiety and depression run in my family, he was initially given a diagnosis of depression with a rule-out of BiPolar (BP) and started on an AD. Like I said, I have read that this is not uncommon and sometimes it does turn out to be BiPolar (BP). Given all the facts in my son's case and with the family history, I would have been appalled if they had started out with a BiPolar (BP) diagnosis and put him on MS's right away. Of course, that was also before I was aware that BiPolar (BP) and depression might work more on a spectrum than a clearcut "either/or" chart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 285870, member: 3699"] I would sincerely hope that a psychiatrist would not rx only an AD to anyone with a BiPolar (BP) diagnosis. But to clarify what I wrote earlier about some psychiatrists starting with an AD, it is my understanding that sometimes a kid shows no signs of being a difficult child- BiPolar (BP) or anything- until the onset of puberty/pre-adolescents, then in many cases, the first sign of BiPolar (BP) is a depressive state. This is what happened in my son's case. Something did occur that would cause situational depression and since anxiety and depression run in my family, he was initially given a diagnosis of depression with a rule-out of BiPolar (BP) and started on an AD. Like I said, I have read that this is not uncommon and sometimes it does turn out to be BiPolar (BP). Given all the facts in my son's case and with the family history, I would have been appalled if they had started out with a BiPolar (BP) diagnosis and put him on MS's right away. Of course, that was also before I was aware that BiPolar (BP) and depression might work more on a spectrum than a clearcut "either/or" chart. [/QUOTE]
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