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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 147573" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Hey! Hang in there. I hope the hospitalization helps. If he was put on an anti-depressant when he was diagnosis'd with depression, that could have brought out mania. Even if he wasn't given an anti-depressant, I don't think it is rare for depression to hit in early adolescent years, then show itself as bipolar if the makeup to be bipolar is already there. One of these two scenarios is apparently what happened with my son- even though no one in my family has been diagnosis'd with bipolar- there is some depression and anxiety though. I guess there are several other things that could be going on with your son so I don't want to lead you to think "bipolar must be it". But, if they suggest trying a mood-stabilizer instead of stims, I would give it a try for a while.</p><p></p><p>This is a good forum to post questions, vent, make cyber-friends, etc., so I hope you "come back" and let us know how things are going.</p><p></p><p>by the way- bipolar isn't the same as a personality disorder - it is a chemical imbalance, I believe, and although he can learn to control and maintain some behaviors, he can't help that he has it, if that is what it is, and it would certainly not be because of anything you did or didn't do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 147573, member: 3699"] Hey! Hang in there. I hope the hospitalization helps. If he was put on an anti-depressant when he was diagnosis'd with depression, that could have brought out mania. Even if he wasn't given an anti-depressant, I don't think it is rare for depression to hit in early adolescent years, then show itself as bipolar if the makeup to be bipolar is already there. One of these two scenarios is apparently what happened with my son- even though no one in my family has been diagnosis'd with bipolar- there is some depression and anxiety though. I guess there are several other things that could be going on with your son so I don't want to lead you to think "bipolar must be it". But, if they suggest trying a mood-stabilizer instead of stims, I would give it a try for a while. This is a good forum to post questions, vent, make cyber-friends, etc., so I hope you "come back" and let us know how things are going. by the way- bipolar isn't the same as a personality disorder - it is a chemical imbalance, I believe, and although he can learn to control and maintain some behaviors, he can't help that he has it, if that is what it is, and it would certainly not be because of anything you did or didn't do. [/QUOTE]
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