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One of us is nuts, is it him or me (or both).
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 13033" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>CAMom, I want to offer you hope too. It's true that your son can decide to discontinue medications, but there's nothing written in the stars that says he will or that he won't improve. My daughter was probably more messed up than your son was at his age. The drugs she took were hardcore--she even tried heroin. It freaks me out when I think about it and, worse, that we didn't know the extent of her drug use. I think I told you this story, but it's good to repeat: One day she saw her friend with track marks up and down her arms and thought, "This could be me. I'm heading there." She got tired of the police, parole, getting into trouble, and the way she was living. She made a decision to straighten out her life. In case you're thinking, "Well, she's more mature than my son" she wasn't. I swear, she was 18 with a 10 year old brain. It shocked me when she made this good choice, but she had to be out of our house and away from her old friends to clear her head and actually do it. Your son has a chance to have his own space. He is learning some good things, like to earn his own stuff :smile: In his way, it sounds like he's trying to grow up, which is good. I do think he may have a mood disorder. Depakote is to stabilize moods--it shouldn't dope him up. If it does, then it's the wrong medication for him and it's not doing it's job. My daughter was on Depakote once and she didn't like it so she did discontinue it, but she isn't showing many signs of bipolar these days. She does get upset once in a while, but not swearing at ME, screaming upset and she is off medications. She's functioning well, employed, with a boyfriend who doesn't have a pierced face and doesn't do drugs...lol. We celebrate our victories :smile: She is my best friend. Nobody can predict his future. These kids surprise us! I hope he surprises you in the best of ways. You yourself have come so far. He can never doubt your love. Hugs from Pam :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 13033, member: 1550"] CAMom, I want to offer you hope too. It's true that your son can decide to discontinue medications, but there's nothing written in the stars that says he will or that he won't improve. My daughter was probably more messed up than your son was at his age. The drugs she took were hardcore--she even tried heroin. It freaks me out when I think about it and, worse, that we didn't know the extent of her drug use. I think I told you this story, but it's good to repeat: One day she saw her friend with track marks up and down her arms and thought, "This could be me. I'm heading there." She got tired of the police, parole, getting into trouble, and the way she was living. She made a decision to straighten out her life. In case you're thinking, "Well, she's more mature than my son" she wasn't. I swear, she was 18 with a 10 year old brain. It shocked me when she made this good choice, but she had to be out of our house and away from her old friends to clear her head and actually do it. Your son has a chance to have his own space. He is learning some good things, like to earn his own stuff [img]:smile:[/img] In his way, it sounds like he's trying to grow up, which is good. I do think he may have a mood disorder. Depakote is to stabilize moods--it shouldn't dope him up. If it does, then it's the wrong medication for him and it's not doing it's job. My daughter was on Depakote once and she didn't like it so she did discontinue it, but she isn't showing many signs of bipolar these days. She does get upset once in a while, but not swearing at ME, screaming upset and she is off medications. She's functioning well, employed, with a boyfriend who doesn't have a pierced face and doesn't do drugs...lol. We celebrate our victories [img]:smile:[/img] She is my best friend. Nobody can predict his future. These kids surprise us! I hope he surprises you in the best of ways. You yourself have come so far. He can never doubt your love. Hugs from Pam [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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