Posted by seeknsolace on May 8, 2004, at 9:00:58
My son is 12 years old, symptomatic of ODD. It's getting out of control.. me, being bipolar and forcing myself to stay in control dealing with my son, having an explosive, uncontrollable personality has got me at my limit. He's been symptomatic his entire life, now getting worse with age, especially reaching the teen years.
He is in therapy, after his last outburst, I told his therapist what happened.. this along with many other factors, his therapist recommends he gets analyzed by a psychiatrist to see if meds would benefit him.
I'm hesistant, I've always knew something wasnt in balance with my son. I thought we could overcome this ourselves.. people would say he's ADD, well he's not, but come to find out he's ODD. Still I would disagree with them, refusing to be "weak".
Now, I cant take it any more and also fear for my son's well being. Bipolar runs in the family, my son is saying things like "I want to kill myself" all the time. Dont most kids say that, but knowing how I felt at 12/13/14 I wish someone had intervened then, because even at 29.. the thoughts of wanting to die come in my mind.. I want my son to not live like i did.
So, anyone have any experience with pediatric psychiatric drugs, what is good, what is not.. I know it depends, but I want to go into this with having knowledge of what to expect. Also, another main concern.. my son is about 40 pounds overweight, I know meds can cause weight gain, this being the case.. any ideas what we should avoid?
Thanks.
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