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UPDATE on my 10 yr old son
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 13625" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Bipolar isn't diagnosed in kids because it isn't in the DSM for kids yet (it will be). The only way to get insurance to cover it is to call it Mood Disorder not otherwise specified, or so I was told by my son's psychiatrist. If your son has any sort of mood disorder, I'd be really leery of keeping him on the Zoloft. Not only can it make moods a lot worse, but it is a real pain to wean off of. The kids often seem MUCH WORSE at first, while their body chemistry is still messed up. It can take a few months for people coming off SSRIs to go back to normal. I recall I felt like strangling somebody!!!! Risperdal is good, maybe he'll add a mood stabilizer too. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 13625, member: 1550"] Bipolar isn't diagnosed in kids because it isn't in the DSM for kids yet (it will be). The only way to get insurance to cover it is to call it Mood Disorder not otherwise specified, or so I was told by my son's psychiatrist. If your son has any sort of mood disorder, I'd be really leery of keeping him on the Zoloft. Not only can it make moods a lot worse, but it is a real pain to wean off of. The kids often seem MUCH WORSE at first, while their body chemistry is still messed up. It can take a few months for people coming off SSRIs to go back to normal. I recall I felt like strangling somebody!!!! Risperdal is good, maybe he'll add a mood stabilizer too. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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