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Originally Posted by key tones
I’ve looked back through your posts about how severe the problems are. I was curious if this one had been hospitalized since I remember your posts (vaguely) about that.
I understand all three of your teens are bipolar (from previous posting—how old are they now? I noticed you said they were 15, 17, and 19 over a year ago—but you listed the same ages the other day) and noted discussions of various medications and also your thoughts of withholding medications.
I assume the pdoc already knows of the mania risk since you’ve reported her bipolar over a year ago. If not have you informed him/her if you switched?
Please discuss with the pdoc. You can call the pdoc—you don’t need to wait for an appointment.
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They just had birthdays! One turned 20 March 29, the day of rehospitalization
, one turned 18 at the end of the year, and one turned 16 in January. The mania/psychosis with the hospitalizations started when they were 17 and 19. The youngest had her bipolar diagnosis retracted for now, but her behaviour on stimulants appears to be the same as her older brother when he took them more than two years ago. The pdoc had previously diagnosed her older brother then 6 months later put him on cymbalta for anxiety, saying he was not currently seeing evidence of mood swings but to look out for mania, which I did but as he had obviously been cycling for two or three years I didn't notice anything different until extreme mania and psychosis appeared out of nowhere - looking back on it, the signs were there. So I am kind of nervous. pdoc is away on vacation, the first time I have known him to be away in the 18 months I have used him. I don't want to be over cautious, and she has such bad adhd and important exams coming up, but I don't want to miss the signs of mania and her go into psychosis for weeks like her brother, not sure if adderall is as damaging as ADs?