[DieHard the Hunter]

I am bipolar, a large galoot, and I need nothing stronger than simple Lithium Carbonate to adequately manage my condition: it is the oldest, simplest, and probably the most effective treatment for bipolar disorder known to Mankind.

I am stunned they would even be trying to diagnose wee kids with bipolar disorder. I do not know how they would even begin to do so. And I am at a loss to understand why they would need strong pharmaceuticals. Of course, I’m not a doctor, I’m just a patient.

I wonder how much prompting is coming from the parents, who may be wanting to medicate a naughty-but-otherwise-healthy child into behaving itself? I dunno, but I gotta wonder.

[dmz]

my mom is bipolar, a teeny drink of water and she needs more than what you need. it’s not, apparently the size of your galoot that matters, rather the individual brain chemistry of the patient.

But I’m with you on the diagnosing of 2 year olds as bipolar.

[decimon]

Thanks for the insight.

I also don’t know how a toddler can be so diagnosed. Unless there is some definite state of brain chemistry or structure to dictate such a diagnosis. I doubt there is anything but behavioral diagnosis and kiddie-poos are all nuts.

[muawiyah]

No doubt there are times when bipolar folks get hooked up and begin spinning out bipolar kids. I'm sure the victims know how to diagnose it pretty early.

There's a 1 in 7 chance of passing on the gene(s) ~