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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 735980" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Its up to him to get a diagnosis if he is over 18. Also, as one who actually has a bonafide mood disorder and interact with many people regularly in the mental health community, this is a very over diagnosed illness that is often not the right one. The.bipolar people I know are very nice people who work and are stable and respectful. Borderline personality disorder, newer to being understood, is often called bipolar. Borderlines have moodswings too, but they are plain nasty to vicious, hurt others, steal, hAve limited empathy. But so do drug addicts.</p><p></p><p>Until a person is off drugs for a good while it is impossible to get an accurate psychiatric diagnosis. The drugs change the brain. The person has to have the drugs out of his or her system.</p><p></p><p>My daughter was diagnosed with bipolar while taking drugs. 12 years off drugs and she clearly never had bipolar, borderline (the most common disorder that is often called bipolar) or any mental illness. She is a bit insecure but very sane.</p><p></p><p>I would wait and see with your son. He still has a changed brain from the drugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 735980, member: 1550"] Its up to him to get a diagnosis if he is over 18. Also, as one who actually has a bonafide mood disorder and interact with many people regularly in the mental health community, this is a very over diagnosed illness that is often not the right one. The.bipolar people I know are very nice people who work and are stable and respectful. Borderline personality disorder, newer to being understood, is often called bipolar. Borderlines have moodswings too, but they are plain nasty to vicious, hurt others, steal, hAve limited empathy. But so do drug addicts. Until a person is off drugs for a good while it is impossible to get an accurate psychiatric diagnosis. The drugs change the brain. The person has to have the drugs out of his or her system. My daughter was diagnosed with bipolar while taking drugs. 12 years off drugs and she clearly never had bipolar, borderline (the most common disorder that is often called bipolar) or any mental illness. She is a bit insecure but very sane. I would wait and see with your son. He still has a changed brain from the drugs. [/QUOTE]
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