Posted by schuyler on August 5, 2002, at 10:51:21
In reply to P.S.- more benign drugs for bipolar disorder, posted by judy1 on August 4, 2002, at 14:06:20
Thank you Judy for your response. I have no idea how a shrink could diagnose BPD or ADHD in a child with severe Downs Syndrome. The symptoms, among others, were the head-pounding, the unusual hyperactivity and the crying for no reason, so they are not *just* trying to calm him down. I believe that the symptoms *have* gone away.
I can't remember if they have tried benzos before. I'll ask. My gf has the option to get second and third opinions and is working on that. I think his weight is about 110. I don't remember the dose. He has sometimes been sleepy in his morning classes, so my gf is trying to get them to lower the dose.
The boy is non-verbal mostly because of the Downs Syndrome, but he has many of the symptoms of autism, and he may in fact be autistic. I don't know. I'll try to find out more, if my gf thinks it will help.
---Schuyler
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