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Originally Posted by hippygal
He is on an antidepressent as he was self harming and having suicidal thoughts, at end of last year we started him on a mood stabiliser, as he was having extreme highs and lows. We have since stopped the stimulants. Since the stabiliser he seems to have hardly any lows now which is fantastic, but we are still getting extreme highs, where he will do inappropriate behavior and will not stop talking etc... because he does not seem to be high all day but will have high periods. Hope this all makes sense.... any feedback advice much appreciated. He also had night terrors until the age of 11.
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Hi, Jackie in New Zealand,
Welcome.
It sounds like you have him in good hands, getting lots of care.
Does the school help him by working around his issues?
There's a chance that he might not need the anti-depressants now that he is on a mood stabilizer. Sometimes (often?) people with bipolar do not need antidepressants. In fact, they can make the moods worse. But I have no idea if the protocols that work for adults also work for children in a case like this.
Psychiatrists do not like to diagnosis children so young. I think that they find a working diagnosis and then focus on treating the symptoms.
Good luck.
M.