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<blockquote data-quote="Suz" data-source="post: 39681" data-attributes="member: 29"><p>I agree with everyone who posted before me. There is so much wisdom there. </p><p></p><p>If your son has been on medication for over a year already then his challenges didn't start with puberty and I'd be amazed if they ended once puberty was done. </p><p></p><p>I'd suggest that you also look around your family tree. It's uncommon for mental illness to suddenly pop up without any forewarning in a family. Look at the older generations and sideways at his peer generation for your family and his father's. Even if nothing was officially diagnosed, are there any alcoholics/drug abusers/self medicators lurking? Does "eccentric" or "quirky" describe his ancestors? There is so much to be learned from looking around. </p><p></p><p>Then, treat the symptoms. If it is BiPolar (BP), your best defense is a good mood stabilizer, then add things for other symptoms afterwards. Like the others, I stopped worrying so much about the alphabet soup that was always changing with Rob's diagnosis's and only worried about competency NOW.</p><p></p><p>And post often. It saved my sanity during those terrible years knowing that I wasn't alone.</p><p></p><p>Suz</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Suz, post: 39681, member: 29"] I agree with everyone who posted before me. There is so much wisdom there. If your son has been on medication for over a year already then his challenges didn't start with puberty and I'd be amazed if they ended once puberty was done. I'd suggest that you also look around your family tree. It's uncommon for mental illness to suddenly pop up without any forewarning in a family. Look at the older generations and sideways at his peer generation for your family and his father's. Even if nothing was officially diagnosed, are there any alcoholics/drug abusers/self medicators lurking? Does "eccentric" or "quirky" describe his ancestors? There is so much to be learned from looking around. Then, treat the symptoms. If it is BiPolar (BP), your best defense is a good mood stabilizer, then add things for other symptoms afterwards. Like the others, I stopped worrying so much about the alphabet soup that was always changing with Rob's diagnosis's and only worried about competency NOW. And post often. It saved my sanity during those terrible years knowing that I wasn't alone. Suz [/QUOTE]
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