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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 554574" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi and Welcome! You found the right group - we have been there done that and truly understand. I probably have more to say than I can type now, but I want to say one thing specifically.</p><p></p><p>Your son is diagnosis'd with bipolar but does not seem to be on medications. If he truly has bipolar, he NEEDS to be on the RIGHT types of medications. This means 1 and possibly even 2 mood stabilizers and if needed an atypical antipsychotic. Many if not most problems due to mood cycling will be greatly helped with this. I know the frustration with long wean on/off periods, medications used as excuses, etc... </p><p></p><p>Knowing that, and having lived it and seen it, I still say and believe this: Until your son is on the right combo and dose of medications he will never really be able to get a handle on his moods and his illness and to have a truly happy, functional life.</p><p></p><p>Here is the big catch: Your son hasn't had a full evaluation since he was 7. He NEEDS a full evaluation, pref by a group of professionals including a psychiatrist, neuropsychologist, and Occupational Therapist (OT) (most of our kids have sensory issues and these can magnify other problems and can be treated with-o medications and the treatment can be pretty amazing) and possibly others depending on what all he has going on.</p><p></p><p>He might not be bipolar - it is possible for early testing,esp when his was done, to diagnosis the wrong thing. If he isn't bipolar, then the medications won't work. He may need other medications, or no medications, but the ONLY way to really know is to get a full evaluation and really see what is going on with him.</p><p></p><p>Welcome! I will write more another time, but my hands are tired tonight!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 554574, member: 1233"] Hi and Welcome! You found the right group - we have been there done that and truly understand. I probably have more to say than I can type now, but I want to say one thing specifically. Your son is diagnosis'd with bipolar but does not seem to be on medications. If he truly has bipolar, he NEEDS to be on the RIGHT types of medications. This means 1 and possibly even 2 mood stabilizers and if needed an atypical antipsychotic. Many if not most problems due to mood cycling will be greatly helped with this. I know the frustration with long wean on/off periods, medications used as excuses, etc... Knowing that, and having lived it and seen it, I still say and believe this: Until your son is on the right combo and dose of medications he will never really be able to get a handle on his moods and his illness and to have a truly happy, functional life. Here is the big catch: Your son hasn't had a full evaluation since he was 7. He NEEDS a full evaluation, pref by a group of professionals including a psychiatrist, neuropsychologist, and Occupational Therapist (OT) (most of our kids have sensory issues and these can magnify other problems and can be treated with-o medications and the treatment can be pretty amazing) and possibly others depending on what all he has going on. He might not be bipolar - it is possible for early testing,esp when his was done, to diagnosis the wrong thing. If he isn't bipolar, then the medications won't work. He may need other medications, or no medications, but the ONLY way to really know is to get a full evaluation and really see what is going on with him. Welcome! I will write more another time, but my hands are tired tonight! [/QUOTE]
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