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Thanks Gail and Teach, I feel a little better today, I am going down at noon to visit my son and make sure he is getting his meds. I did talk to the adminstrator that runs the medical dept in the jail and he made me feel some what better. Teach, all I knew about mrdd was mental retardation and thats what just freaked me out. My son is not mentally retarded, he drives a car, he has had relationships, he is just about done with getting his GED. He has a learning disability and is on a average 3 years behind his peers but retarded, NO WAY!!!! And I just had a breakdown yesterday thinking how can they say this. So I got a post on another forum that stated that the DD part is what they were referring to and that means developmental disabilites, which yeah that could be him. He has always developed behind the "average" peer of his. I know that when he does get out, I am going to have him tested to find out exactly what his problems all are and find the proper medicine for him. I appreciate you guys being here for me and this will be a second home for me. I spent 3 hours reading everyones posts and it feels good not to be alone. I even took a lot of notes on the different Bi-poplar types.
I do have a few questions if anyone could answer then for me.........
What is rapid cycler? I know it can be in both types of bp but not sure what it is...
I also read that a anti-dep is not good alone to help with bp but that a mood stab. and a anti-dep is. My son takes Citalopram, I read up on it but I think its a ad. He was given Trimethadione which he doesnt take, and its for seizures.....
Any advice would be appreciated.
Maybe someday, I can help others but right now, I dont have any knowledge to share, just can support everyone and pray for us all.
thx
Scooter's mom
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