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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 12729" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>A number of things from the first post...</p><p></p><p>Abilify is not absolutely weight neutral. It is less likely to cause extreme weight gain, but to claim is will be weight neutral is just wrong. One theory is that the antipsychotics (major tranquilizers) "turn off" the part of the brain that registers stomach fullness. But that doesn't explain the carbohydrate craving.</p><p></p><p>Your son is diagnosed bipolar but isn't on a mood stabilizer. While an antipsychotic is often indicated for bipolar, it should be used in conjunction with a mood stabilizer. First step in treating bipolar should be prescribing a mood stabilizer.</p><p></p><p>Clonidine is an antihypertensive used off label to treat ADHD. It is <em>not</em> a bipolar medication. However, Tenex, another hypertensive, is known to cause increased mania and aggression in bipolar children. </p><p></p><p>There is no brain imaging test that will reliably diagnose bipolar disorder because no one knows exactly what causes bipolr disorder. Especially in children what we are now calling bipolar could very well turn out to be any number of disorders or conditions. Bipolar is diagnosed only by observed and reported behavior.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 12729, member: 1498"] A number of things from the first post... Abilify is not absolutely weight neutral. It is less likely to cause extreme weight gain, but to claim is will be weight neutral is just wrong. One theory is that the antipsychotics (major tranquilizers) "turn off" the part of the brain that registers stomach fullness. But that doesn't explain the carbohydrate craving. Your son is diagnosed bipolar but isn't on a mood stabilizer. While an antipsychotic is often indicated for bipolar, it should be used in conjunction with a mood stabilizer. First step in treating bipolar should be prescribing a mood stabilizer. Clonidine is an antihypertensive used off label to treat ADHD. It is [i]not[/i] a bipolar medication. However, Tenex, another hypertensive, is known to cause increased mania and aggression in bipolar children. There is no brain imaging test that will reliably diagnose bipolar disorder because no one knows exactly what causes bipolr disorder. Especially in children what we are now calling bipolar could very well turn out to be any number of disorders or conditions. Bipolar is diagnosed only by observed and reported behavior. [/QUOTE]
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