Posted by catmint on January 23, 2003, at 19:03:29
In reply to Re: Strattera -- 9 year old starting meds » catmint, posted by SLynn on January 23, 2003, at 12:31:17
Slynn,
Do you mean psychiatrist? Psychologists do not prescribe meds. Or does your family doctor prescribe them?
When your son is moody, how does he experience that? I ask because one of the key differences between ADD and bipolar in children is that the ADD child is more resilient after a temper tantrum while the bipolar child tends to be down for hours after. (can you recall when he was a baby, did he have tantrums)?
My son has never been diagnosed but I am sure that he has some attention deficit problems. I have been avoiding stims for now, opting instead for more holistic methods (we'll see how that goes).
I hope he gets better soon. Keep me posted.
Amy
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