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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SSRIs can set off manic behavior if the underlying issue is bipolar. In children bipolar is often rapid cycling and can present like ADHD (and they can occur together too.) Ask your psychiatrist if she/he has ruled out bipolar. This does affect the range of meds to be looking at, though there is certainly overlap between meds and disorders.[/quote]

OP - This bipolar [i]could[/i] be the case, or [u]it may not be the case.[/u] Our DS was diagnosed with Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder last year after he was having the same issues, although, combined with rages. We did genetic testing and discovered that he should not take SSRI's due to all of the bad side effects. We also knew that he was uni-polar (ie, he never rapid cycled from happy to sad, he always cycled from normal content to depressed or raging angry. He is now on a low dose of methylphenidate, Straterra, low dose of Lamictal for mood stabilization, and low dose of Abilify.

Link to very helpful video about all of these issues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcOe4et8aYU

Link to NIH page on DMDD: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/disruptive-mood-dysregulation-disorder-dmdd/disruptive-mood-dysregulation-disorder.shtml[/quote]

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