Bipolar Disorder - Teen Support Group
This community is dedicated to teenagers struggling with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. Talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, and learn from others' experiences
I have wondered for a very long time if my 15 year might have bipolar disorder. He was recently hospitalized for extreme anger and rebellion and talking about suicide. When I talked to the doctor about assessing him for bipolar, he said he wondered that too, but doesn't like to give a label like bipolar. He also said my son's mood swings are fast not gradual and not likely to be bipolar. He said the grandiose ideas my son has are consistent and not just during the manic phase so that too means it may not be bipolar. Do these things rule out bipolar, or should I still insist on an evaluation? Is there a way they can find out for sure if it is bipolar disorder?
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If I were you I would definitly insiston an evaluation just to be on the safe side.
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I would also insist on the evaluation. Cycles don't have to be gradual at all. He could be a rapid cycler. As for the grandiosity being constant, he could have ADHD instead or in addition to being bipolar.
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just because he doesn't think it is bipolar doesn't mean he is always right u should definitely get him tested for it just to be on the safe side
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Definitely insist on an assessment. My daughter is bipolar and has rapid cycling. Her moods can change in an instant!
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the longer u wait the worse his condition could get i know it took my parents 7 years to get me diagnosed because it took time to get really bad and they knew something was wrong since i was 4 i even had to go to counseling and it wasn't until i was 11 until i got help and it took me a long time to get to where i am now whatu might want to test him for too is intermittent explosive disorder it's where the person break into fits of uncontrollable rage
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