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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 49918" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Doctors do seem to go stims, antidepressants than mood stabilizers. Unfortunately, our kids often have to suffer horrible side effects before they decide that activating medications make particular kids worse. I used to do whatever the doctors told me, but now I question. I feel they used my son as a guinea pig, throwing medications at him "to see if they work." If you are in any way hesitant, I'd get another opinion. We found that getting second, even third opinions gave us perspective and more to think about. In the end, the ADHD medications (which made him mean and aggressive) and the bipolar medications (with which he had various reactions) and the antidepressant (blatant manic reaction) were all wrong for our son. He does better off medications completely, but he had just so many wrong diagnosis. Trust your mom gut. Go with it. in my opinion your bad feeling is a reason to do more research. I wish we had. Doctors can be wrong, and my son is proof. He had neither ADHD/ODD nor bipolar. He had high functioning autism, which mimics both. Unfortunately, there are no blood tests. As moms, we need to educate ourselves so we can be knowledgeable when doctors made medicine suggestions. I was too easily bullied by doctors and hope I can pass along the message to others that questioning too much is, in my opinion, better than questioning too little. If you like, get a neuropsychologist's opinion. They do extensive testing which can point you in the direction of what problems your child has in all areas--and then you have a lot more info on your child. I hate when doctors just guess. I mean, it's ALWAYS a guess, but, jeesh, at least give every child a comprehensive neuropsychologist exam before touting drugs. You, in my opinion, get a much better idea of what is truly going on and what may help. Some kids don't need medications at all. Some clearly do NOT need stimulants so why should the wrong child take them? Some kids have elusive diagnosis. Keep persevering. We had too. It wasn't fun, but it was worth it in the end. Take care and good luck :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 49918, member: 1550"] Doctors do seem to go stims, antidepressants than mood stabilizers. Unfortunately, our kids often have to suffer horrible side effects before they decide that activating medications make particular kids worse. I used to do whatever the doctors told me, but now I question. I feel they used my son as a guinea pig, throwing medications at him "to see if they work." If you are in any way hesitant, I'd get another opinion. We found that getting second, even third opinions gave us perspective and more to think about. In the end, the ADHD medications (which made him mean and aggressive) and the bipolar medications (with which he had various reactions) and the antidepressant (blatant manic reaction) were all wrong for our son. He does better off medications completely, but he had just so many wrong diagnosis. Trust your mom gut. Go with it. in my opinion your bad feeling is a reason to do more research. I wish we had. Doctors can be wrong, and my son is proof. He had neither ADHD/ODD nor bipolar. He had high functioning autism, which mimics both. Unfortunately, there are no blood tests. As moms, we need to educate ourselves so we can be knowledgeable when doctors made medicine suggestions. I was too easily bullied by doctors and hope I can pass along the message to others that questioning too much is, in my opinion, better than questioning too little. If you like, get a neuropsychologist's opinion. They do extensive testing which can point you in the direction of what problems your child has in all areas--and then you have a lot more info on your child. I hate when doctors just guess. I mean, it's ALWAYS a guess, but, jeesh, at least give every child a comprehensive neuropsychologist exam before touting drugs. You, in my opinion, get a much better idea of what is truly going on and what may help. Some kids don't need medications at all. Some clearly do NOT need stimulants so why should the wrong child take them? Some kids have elusive diagnosis. Keep persevering. We had too. It wasn't fun, but it was worth it in the end. Take care and good luck [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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