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Please help: I have a just turned 13 year old boy with ADD, and Bipolor. He is a straight A student and his teachers love him. But he is very aggressive to me and his two little sisters. Very moody,very depressed. lying and now steeling. He even raises his voice at me. i am at wits end. He goes to a dr who has put him on Vyvance, Risperdone, and Clonidine

CORREL - posted on 06/20/2012 ( 1 mom has responded )

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Marie - posted on 06/22/2012

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Mom,

Don't Panic...

You have been hit with a double diagnosis, and that in it self is very stressful! Be careful of Doctors loading him up on to much medication, there is a lot to look at here.

Your son is only 13 years old and going through many changes in his body alone. Testosterone levels are starting to reek havoc combined with ADD and Bipolar. Remember, that sometimes it's hard to figure out where this is coming from.... Is it the ADD symptoms, or could it be the Bipolar symptoms that are causing him to be aggressive, or even worse is it some side effects from the medication. All are possible and need to be carefully investigated. It's like trying to figure out what came first, the chicken or the egg...

Did you know that many ADD and Bipolar symptoms mimic each other, well they do! There are a couple of things I would suggest first...

Many Universities have a psychiatric top notch medical facility who offer services to the public.
That was my first step in diagnosing my daughter. Yes, many doctors and schools can do the full evaluation but, nothing compares to the teaching Universities.

I knew if I wanted to be absolutely sure what her true diagnosis was, that was the place I needed to take her, these are the best of the best!

Please look into this as a first step, a full psycho evaluation is top priority followed by a full medical evaluation. It saved my daughters life.

Your son must get Cognitive therapy as soon as possible to help with the aggression issues he's having. I'm sure much of his aggression stems from the enormousness of his frustration.

You need to get him on the right track and correct medication. Combinations of some medications can do more harm than good at the age of 13. ADD and Bipolar is life long and does not go away however, it can be controlled and he can live a normal life with the correct guidance.

This is very difficult to deal with and you must also get support for yourself as well as your other children. You can and will get through this. It's important that you try not to over stimulate him, this will only set him off. If your son has a friend or relative he can be calm with and have fun with even if only for a few hours, grab it and take some you time to regroup...

My heart goes out to you, and I'm right with you as I have been where you are. Start by calling some Universities they will guide you, I promise!!!

Don't give up your son needs you more than ever right now!

I hope this helps you a little.

Marie Engler

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