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Originally Posted by divine1966
Over the years I had bp students and have few now. Of course they can't be diagnosed at young age but I teach high school. They were diagnosed in teenage years. One girl I have is rapid cycling, if she forgets her Meds she can't get through the day . Of course they wouldn't be diagnosed in one appointment. Years of struggles. And these are pretty severe cases, am not talking about moody teenagers
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This is where I get so confused and frustrated. According to every pdoc I have had (around 8 -12 different opinions) not a single one referred to mood changes through out the day as rapid cycling. I actually looked up the meaning of rapid cycling in my psychiatrist dictionary and it is not even in there!!! I think many people miss use that label as it does NOT mean cycling within one day - that is NOT bipolar (unless you are the tiny percent that have ultradian cycles).
That is where DBT, IOP, intensive therapy etc is needed for these kids - NOT medicated to the eyeballs. Yes some kids do need meds but I have rather large concerns about anyone under the age of 25 being lumped with antipsychotics that are untested for that age group. (Not in relation to psychosis - unless it is BPD psychosis)
Still very early in the morning here and I have lost my train of thought, but keep up the discussion it is very interesting.