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BBU I am so sorry. What a very strange position both you and your wife are in. After the initial relief of a drama-free daily life, I would have a very hard time not worrying about my kids and wanting to know what was happening. YS symptoms are terribly impulsive. Is he still at the...

(((hugs))) BBU. I'm glad that your wife is at least able to follow along with YS progress. I wish both of you peace <3

SWOT, getting a second opinion is not weird. I never said it was. What you are missing here is that NO ONE wants their child to have this diagnosis. I literally doctor shopped to get as much info as possible because I didn't want this to be true. Your breezy attitude about this diagnosis being improbable is...

Jesus Christ, SWOT. What the hell? No, you don't know my child's story. Nor do you clearly know anything about my thoughts on second opinions. What part of me telling her to see another doctor isn't about getting another opinion? I can't even read your TL;DR missive.This isn't about me. Let...

There are people on this board who don't believe children can be diagnosed with bipolar disorder because their son was misdiagnosed over a decade ago. Please remember that people are giving you advice here based on the lens of their own problems and anxieties. Given your family history of...

Hi. i'm sorry that your son is struggling. Yes, my son has bipolar disorder. He does not have aggressive behavior, however. He currently takes lamictal, lithium, abilify and risperone. We are currently reducing the risperdone to zero. Not there yet. We hope to have him either on a monotherapy...

Oh boy. Big, big hugs for you. This is hard stuff. (((hugs)))

Again, I don't know you or your daughter. But maybe she never had the opportunity to developmentally separate from you until now? My middle son is 14 and is going through the normal adolescent separation. He doesn't talk to me much. Maybe even days without contact. I find out about his life on...

Considering that she recently got married, it may be that she feels she needs to set some healthy boundaries from you right now. I don't know your situation, but ask yourself if you are giving them the space they need to settle into married life. You may be perfectly appropriate with her in this...

(((hugs))) honey. none of this is easy.

Our doctors have said the science just isn't there yet for this testing. That said, I think for some people the results can be so clear that it doesn't matter if the larger population benefits from the info. I've posted my doctors thoughts on this (an email from her to me) on this forum. You...

First, I have to say how impressed I am by what you have done so far to address his issues, and also how much you've investigated the wilderness program. I also want to acknowledge that sometimes, we, as parents, can literally do everything for our children. Everything. Investigate all...

SWOT she's already taken him for a neuropsychologist evaluation.

I would urge you to have a mental health evaluation with a pediatric psychiatrist. I see a bunch of red flags that could mean many different things. The increasing hyperactivity in the evenings sounds like daily mood cycling. Also, it sounds like he's not really sleeping. That may not be the...

BBU- First, ((hugs)). Although I know that you feel some relief that you aren't caught up in the day to day drama of your step children, this is hard. Watching your wife's pain is hard. Knowing that these children will have really tough lives is hard. It sucks all around. YS's diagnosis: I'm...

Sounds like good progress. I'm hopeful for you and your daughter.

Best of luck to her and you <3

...why the dad (her partner) is so grossly in denial. The fact is that your sister is being abused and her partner is allowing it to happen. What does *she* think of this? Because her response is really the only thing that will help her in this situation. And that response needs to include...

BBU I completely understand that. ((hugs))

I've found that referrals are very helpful. Referrals from our pediatrician, from the school psychologist or guidance counselor, outside therapists (for a medications doctor) and very importantly, friends. We have been very lucky. We've only had to switch psychiatrists once. My husband and I personally...