Well....
03/05/2004 12:17 a.m.
The eval. is done. I made the mistake of medicating my son at noon (about the time he usually takes his meds) on the way to the appt. Big mistake! It calmed him down enough that he didn't display any mania.

Although they didn't right out say "He's bipolar and so is your other son"... I was asked if I had thought about Allen. I told them I was well aware that he had many of the symptoms of ADD/ADHD and bipolar, but that he is coping well on his own, it hasn't affected his performance at school, or seriously affected his behavior at home, and until he does I didn't want to even consider medication. As one of the coordinator's put it "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

My oldest son is to go back in a week and a half, unmedicated. The study is for children in a manic phase. It wasn't until right before we were leaving, as his ritalin was wearing off, that he started to display the behaviors they were looking for. Sooo... we'll go back in on the 16th, he won't be medicated for the 4 days before that (God HELP ME last until then, and through those four days).

At least they didn't tell me it was all in my head!
I am currently Tired