[dor5711]

Hey all! I need help. My 18 year old son has had anger and mood swings for years. It was manageable until he was in 7th grade and he was first diagnosed with ADD and when after a year the meds weren't cutting it, then the psych doc said bipolar and put him on risperdal. That worked OK until about 18 months ago and then he switched him to Lamictal which seems to work great. But being a now 18 year old, he has his own agenda. He did one semester at the community college and didn't do great plus he desperately needs some counseling to help with stress, etc. His dad and I sat down and talked to him about it and we thought we had a plan until he changed it on us again. He doesn't need any F*** counseling and he isn't taking the F*** meds anymore. Then we found evidence of pot and I confronted him with that and bad went to worse. He is angry, sullen, depressed and doesn't leave his room except for work and to go out with friends. He has not taken the meds for at least 2 weeks or more now. He has completely shut me out and totally ignored my no drugs in the house rule. He is flaunting it cos he thinks I won't do anything anyway. His dad and I plan to attempt to talk to him tonight about the drugs and the rules of the house. The bottom line is that if he doesn't get help and follow the rules of the house, he will need to find somewhere else to live. But the problem is getting him to listen to anything we say. So any suggestions? His dad and I are divorced but we are united in this.

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